The views and opinions stated herein are strictly the views and opinions of the author, Harvey, and do not reflect the views or the opinions of The Espenblog. I’m so happy that I’ve been able to find a place where I could use that previous line. I can’t tell you how long I’ve wanted to write that. Alright, allow me to continue from where I left off the last time. You’ll have to go back and read the article that I wrote yesterday to understand what I’m writing today.

Observing humans through the eyes of a monkey, which I am, is great entertainment. Humans think they have answers for everything. If they don’t they’ll make up an answer. There are some humans that when asked a question they speak a thousand words but never give an answer. The what you call it’s are a prime example of speaking but never saying anything. The people who have a face on both sides of their head; oh yeah, politicians are good for that. Anyhow, it makes for great entertainment in the animal kingdom when humans come up with some of their answers. The best of all is when humans find ways to make other humans believe they have the most crucial medical or mental condition known to man. I’m just saying.

It seems that humans have a name for every condition under the sun. I take my hat off to the human race for the great strides they have made in medical science through the centuries. Lives have been changed and saved because of these advances. If you are sick or have a legitimate condition I am truly sorry and I hope you get well soon. What I’m talking about is this here thing called Phobophobia or King Phobia as I’ve named it.

I counted 31 different phobias while I was reading that covered just about everything imaginable. I added number 32 to the list because the one phobia called ablutophobia, which is the fear of washing and/or bathing caused me to fear running into or being around someone that had that phobia. I named my phobia bophobia with the first 2 letters, bo, standing for body odor.

I’ve determined that if you have this Phobophobia thing you are in a world of strain. Should you be stricken with the King of Phobias you are toast. Remember, I’m looking at your human condition through the eyes of a monkey. Allow me to explain. The other 31 phobias cover specific things such as fear of enclosed places, fear of flying, fear of the night, fear of snakes, fear of dogs, fear of heights, etc. There seems to be a redundancy of some phobias such as fear of snakes which is snakephobia but yet it’s also listed under animal phobias. I don’t understand why one phobia isn’t sufficient but that’s humans for you. For some kind of fear there is a name for that fear and if there isn’t someone will come up with a name. I’m just saying.

Here are two that have me stumped. Eosophobia is the fear of dawn or daylight while nyctophobia is the fear of the dark or of night. I’m sitting here wondering what you would do if you have both of these phobias. Throw those two phobias in along with the fear of surroundings in the home and you have a real problem. If you have an answer please let me know. If you would like to see these phobias for yourself go to this link. Tell me if your wheels start to turn while you’re reading about the phobias. You won’t find bophobia on the list because I made that one up but I’m going to suggest to the phobia people that it gets put in there.

Now for the final phase on my observation of human phobias; the big, bad, most powerful, overwhelming, nastiest, most feared and dreaded, phobophobia. King Phobo is the fear of phobias….all the phobias known and the ones to come. When a human has phobophobia they live in a continual state of fear that they may get a phobia but they already have a phobia. This bad boy will make your hair stand on end, unless you are completely bald. Phobophobia covers all 31 phobias and their sub phobias that lead to other phobias. What a way to fold everything so neat and put it in a nice little package.

If the shrinks can’t fit you with a phobia or a sub phobia they can lay that phobophobia thing on you. There are some humans that worry because they don’t have anything to worry about. I wonder what that phobia is. So there you have it, my viewpoints on phobias and phobophobia. Don’t forget to go to this link so you can read for yourself the many phobias that are available. If I was human I’d get that phobophobia thing that lets me fear that I might get a fear.

Thanks for stopping by and on your way out leave a comment or two. Don’t get mad at me, I’m just a monkey observing you humans.

Cya