More of us are petrified of public speaking (glossophobia) than of death (thanatophobia). From Wordnik.com. [I’m a glossophobic taurophobe « knitnut.net] Reference
According to Chausovsky, thanatophobia is spread among residents of metropolises. From Wordnik.com. [Pravda.Ru] Reference
Alan: This is a brave and important blog and almost perfectly sums up my own thanatophobia, which pretty much. From Wordnik.com. [ThePickards] Reference
"Everyone is afraid of death, but those suffering from thanatophobia are afraid of the unknown," Ponomaryov explains. From Wordnik.com. [Pravda.Ru] Reference
Necrophobia and thanatophobia are allied maladies, one being the fear of dead bodies and the other the fear of death itself. From Wordnik.com. [Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine] Reference
Claustrophobia - fear of enclosed spaces - was fifth, with fear of dying (thanatophobia) and fear of heights (acrophobia) also among the top 10. From Wordnik.com. [Independent.ie - Frontpage RSS Feed] Reference
"Usually, fear is experienced when there is a threat to an individual's life, it is directed at the source of perceived or actual danger, while thanatophobia appears regardless of a threat to existence, and its essence is always linked to death.". From Wordnik.com. [Pravda.Ru] Reference
The Illness Attitude Scales (IAS) were developed by Robert Kellner as a clinimetric index for measuring hypochondriacal fears and beliefs (worry about illness, concerns about pain, health habits, hypochondriacal beliefs, thanatophobia, disease phobia, bodily preoccupations, treatment experience and effects of symptoms). From Wordnik.com. [Health News from Medical News Today] Reference
Tagged with clones, consciousness, Dollhouse, immortal robot bodies, immortality, nerd physics, Poli-Sci-Fi Radio, science fiction, Ship of Theseus, Star Trek, teleportation, thanatophobia, you don't exist. From Wordnik.com. [Lucky for Me I Minored in Transporter Metaphysics « Gerry Canavan] Reference
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