Fear is a natural response to something dangerous, like spiders, heights, or needles.

But a phobia is an irrational and debilitating fear of an object, plays situation, feeling, or animal.

So while being scared of deadly spiders make sense, an arachnaphbe, like me, is terrified by the smallest and most harmless

of house spiders. Oh God, kill them all with fire! With that said, people can be terrified by

just about anything, from eyes and belly buttons to teeny tiny holes. So if you're feeling brave,

strap in and embrace yourself as we take a look at some of

the weirdest phobias that exist.

You're listening. You're listening to be amazed.

Have you ever gone out and suddenly realized you've left your phone at home, or even worse, you've lost it?

To some, it's just a mild inconvenience, but to sufferers of nomophobia, this can induce a full-blown panic attack.

The term is an abbreviation of no mobile phone phobia, which is the weird fear of not having your phone or being able to use it.

Even the idea of running out of battery can induce a sense of dread so intense that sufferers will ensure their near a power source at all times.

That certainly sounds extreme, but it's more common than you might think.

About 50% of American teens believe they're addicted to their smartphones,

and 12% of adults even take them into the shower, and not just for naughty selfie reasons.

But what causes people to feel so scared without their beloved smartphones?

While there's no specific cause, experts believe it's linked to a fear of isolation.

I mean, if your phone serves as the main method of contacting the people you care about, you'd

feel horribly lonely without it. They also believe trauma could play a role, like, if losing

your phone once caused you serious distress, you might excessively worry about it happening again.

Either way, the call of this phoneless fear is one I'd rather not pick up.

Talking about phones, the youngsters amongst you might not remember this, but once upon a time, mobile phones had buttons.

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