Scoleciphobia – Fear of worms
Scoleciphobia has to be a widely accepted phobia that deserves no snickering or side comments when mentioned in conversations because have you seen worms? Those tiny creatures create fear in certain people, and their irritation is understandable. This poster, suffering from scoleciphobia, explained how his phobia feels whenever he sees a worm. This phobia worsens if he is eating and may cause him to lose his appetite.
He said if he happens to be watching a TV show while eating and a worm is shown, he gets sick and envisions his sumptuous meal to be a pile of worms. Scoleciphobia has stopped him from eating worm-like foods like spaghetti as the squeamish feel makes him feel like he’s genuinely eating live worms.