Strange Phobias You’ve Never Heard Of Before

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24. Ablutophobia: Fear of bathing and cleaning oneself

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As you can imagine, there is probably no quicker way to becoming a social outcast than to have this kind of phobia, especially nowadays. In a world that has, all the sudden, become obsessed with disinfecting and sanitizing everything (and everyone), society will likely not take too kindly to someone who is terrified of taking a bath and cleaning themselves—now, more than ever. Thus, this specific phobia leads sufferers to isolate themselves, for fear of becoming a pariah.