Paraskavedekatriaphobia – Fear of Friday the 13th symptoms

I suspect that there are many of you that have paraskevidekatriaphobia.  I know I do. Especially today (Friday the 13th!!)  It doesn’t help either that we’re watching Friday the 13th.    If however you’re not sure if you have paraskevidekatriaphobia or not, here are the symptoms….do you have any of them?

Symptoms of paraskevidekatriaphobia:

• anxiety
• rapid breathing
• panic attack
• unfocused thoughts
• trembling
• fainting
• dry mouth
• cold chills
• nausea

What is paraskevidekatriaphobia?  

Paraskevidekatriaphobia is the fear of Friday the 13th.  Friday the 13th is a day that can cause children to hide under their covers, teenagers to stay home at night, and grown men to turn on all the lights in the evening. People fear Friday the 13th for good reason….it is not only a terrifying movie with a serial killer (Jason Voorhees), but also a day that is universally known by all superstitious people for bringing bad luck.

So you have paraskavedekatriaphobia, but do you have kinemortophobia?

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