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Orphidiophobia: The Fear of Snakes

Remember the Indiana Jones movie where he looks down into the cavern, sees that it’s full of snakes, and closes his eyes, swallows deeply, and confesses that he has a fear of snakes? A powerful scene—and one that many people can relate to because orphidiophobia, or the fear of snakes, is the number one phobia in the world, followed by fear of heights and flying.

Human beings have no natural predators, so there is no reason for us to fear snakes—or any animal, for that matter. Snakes don’t hunt us, snakes aren’t out to get us, and we aren’t on the list of best foods for a snake. So why, then, the prevalence of this phobia?

Some experts believe so many people have a fear of snakes because of the media and such movies as the Indiana Jones series. After all, how many of us have actually come into contact with a live, loose snake. Not too many. Yet we see television shows and movies where snakes are portrayed as deadly.

Fear can be a good thing. It’s unpleasant, but it’s designed to keep us free from danger. If we come across a giant snake in our backyard, our heart might start pumping, we sweat profusely to cool off, and adrenaline rushes through our bodies to prepare us for action. This reaction may be normal in this situation because we have a fear of snakes, but if you have this kind of reaction when you think about a snake, or see a picture of one, your fear is out of control. You have a phobia. The good news is that phobias can be successfully cured with hypnosis, quickly and without having to stroke a snake!

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