Why, Human, Why?
Anatidaephobia—the irrational fear that somewhere, somehow, a duck is watching you.
While not an officially recognized phobia, it gained fame due to humorist Gary Larson’s comics.
However, it reflects a real psychological phenomenon: the fear of being constantly observed. Similar anxieties exist, like scopophobia (fear of being watched) and ornithophobia (fear of birds). It’s funny—but for some, the paranoia is real!
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Most people don’t think twice about clocks, but for some, they trigger intense anxiety. Chronomentrophobia is the irrational fear of…