Word of the Day: Paraskevidekatriaphobia.
February 13, 2009 by Liz Lewis
Filed under Exposed!, Extreme, Mental Health, Oddities, Podcast, Psychology
Coined by Dr Donald Dossey, the word “paraskevidekatriaphobia” describes those who have a paralysing fear of Friday the 13th.
According to Dr Dossey, those suffering from paraskevidekatriaphobia have symptoms ranging from a mild anxiety to a sense of doom. Seems that some people won’t even get out of bed on friday the 13th. I guess they think it’s safer to pull the covers over their head and make the day go away.
Listen to what Dr Dossey has to say about this phobia at this Bryant Park Project podcast recorded last year.
