With a whole host of (FREE!) new Fears and Phobias cards appearing over Spookyfest V, we thought this was the perfect opportunity to take a deep dive into what those long-winded clinical names mean! So let’s look at the first 2 cards released this season and a bonus one that we just like from our previous releases.
Taphophobia
While many fears could be considered irrational - you can’t explain why bugs or mice creep you out, you just want them to keep their wee mitts off you - Taphophobia seems like a legitimate concern. Or at least, maybe back when medicine wasn’t quite as advanced as it is now. This is the fear of being wrongly declared dead and then buried alive. As keen readers of Edgar Allen Poe, we really feel this one. Thankfully, CUE’s already got you covered. You can find the Safety Coffins card in the Ingenious Inventions collection and that’ll sort you out if you ever wake up 6 feet under.
Hemephobia
Do you feel faint whenever someone nearby gets a nosebleed? Or get woozy at the sight of a nasty papercut? Sounds like you’ve got Hemephobia - or a fear of blood. Scientists have found that this form of phobia is the result of some past trauma - maybe you had a particularly nasty injury as a child or went to Carrie White’s prom? Thankfully it’s a very common fear and can be helped with cognitive behaviour therapy, so you’ll be able to watch a marathon of the Nightmare on Elm Street, Friday the 13th and Saw movies in no time. Huzzah!
Bonus Fear! - Samhainophobia
If the thought of carving pumpkins and bobbing for apples fills you with nausea, you can’t sit with us. For those who shut themselves away every October 31st, Samhainophobia may have you in its grasp. Coming from the traditional term, Samhain, this is the fear of Halloween. We reckon some exposure therapy is in order so don’t mind us as we strap you to this chair, cover your face in vampire make-up and force feed you treats. It’s all for the good of your health, we promise. YOU WILL ENJOY THIS HOLIDAY, DAMMIT.
With a whole host of (FREE!) new Fears and Phobias cards appearing over Spookyfest V, we thought this was the perfect opportunity to take a deep dive into what those long-winded clinical names mean! So let’s look at the first 2 cards released this season and a bonus one that we just like from our previous releases.
Taphophobia
While many fears could be considered irrational - you can’t explain why bugs or mice creep you out, you just want them to keep their wee mitts off you - Taphophobia seems like a legitimate concern. Or at least, maybe back when medicine wasn’t quite as advanced as it is now. This is the fear of being wrongly declared dead and then buried alive. As keen readers of Edgar Allen Poe, we really feel this one. Thankfully, CUE’s already got you covered. You can find the Safety Coffins card in the Ingenious Inventions collection and that’ll sort you out if you ever wake up 6 feet under.
Hemephobia
Do you feel faint whenever someone nearby gets a nosebleed? Or get woozy at the sight of a nasty papercut? Sounds like you’ve got Hemephobia - or a fear of blood. Scientists have found that this form of phobia is the result of some past trauma - maybe you had a particularly nasty injury as a child or went to Carrie White’s prom? Thankfully it’s a very common fear and can be helped with cognitive behaviour therapy, so you’ll be able to watch a marathon of the Nightmare on Elm Street, Friday the 13th and Saw movies in no time. Huzzah!
Bonus Fear! - Samhainophobia
If the thought of carving pumpkins and bobbing for apples fills you with nausea, you can’t sit with us. For those who shut themselves away every October 31st, Samhainophobia may have you in its grasp. Coming from the traditional term, Samhain, this is the fear of Halloween. We reckon some exposure therapy is in order so don’t mind us as we strap you to this chair, cover your face in vampire make-up and force feed you treats. It’s all for the good of your health, we promise. YOU WILL ENJOY THIS HOLIDAY, DAMMIT.
