Fear

I realise I am probably a bit late with discovering the genius of a certain show, I have found a new obsession with, but better late than never.
The television show in question is the absolutely brilliant BBC show - Sherlock. It is a modern take on the Sherlock Holmes stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and is set in 21st century London. It stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Mr Holmes himself and Martin Freeman as Dr. John Watson. The writing is absolutely brilliant, but if it is not acted well, then the story line goes to waste. Fortunately Benedict Cumberbatch is utterly genius.

I am currently making my way through the second series and have one more episode to watch, which I am told is a shocker. So I have just watched 'The Hounds of Baskerville'... This is where the title of the post comes into effect. That episode definitely has the fear factor. I was warned by my friends to clutch a pillow and prepare for a heart attack. So I did, still thinking that was a bit extreme and over the top, but they were right, that is one of the freakiest things I have seen on a screen for ages. I have not seen the 'Woman In Black' and if I cannot cope with a rogue dog, that is made bigger by a hallucinogenic drug, then I do not think the 'Woman In Black' is for me, at all.

I have a few fears, birds (specifically Magpies - DON'T LAUGH) being alone outside in the dark and meeting Justin Bieber, but other than that, nothing really. But, it shocked me that people can be afraid of literally anything. I used to watch a programme on BBC 3 called panic room, where people tried to overcome their phobias and I remember a specific woman who had a phobia of - no I am not kidding - buttons. Yes, buttons. It is known as Koumpounaphobia, which is a bit of a mouthful. So I went online and found some strange phobias:


Fear of opinions - Allodoxaphobia
Fear of gravity - Barophobia
Fear of chopsticks - Consecotaleophobia
Fear of chins - Geniophobia
and my favourite:
Fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth - Arachibutyrophobia

These are just some of the thousands of others I found online. I have Ornithophobia and Biebophobia, or maybe I just made that second one up... The thing is, are these phobias and fears just psychological or do people actually have a fear of them, spawned from an experience or upbringing? Oh, look, my blog just got serious. Anyway, I really must get back to revision, I definitely got a bit sidetracked here...again...