What is oneirophobia?
Oneirophobia (from Greek όνειρο (oneiro), meaning "dream", and φόβος (phobos), meaning "fear") is the fear of dreams. It is discussed in The Dream Frontier, a book by Mark Blechner, a neuro-psychoanalyst at the William Alanson White Institute.
The fear is suffered due to experiences with frightening dreams (nightmares) or by negative events in the life affecting dreams. Sufferers try to avoid falling asleep.
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earlepg
Merri Sillery, Must be right since that would mean that phobophobia would translate to fear of fears.
Elsy O. Stromberg
Nicholas Miernicki, Yes- that was a Q here not long ago.
Bob Gorby
And how surreal is That?!
Karin Johansson
manasphal, there is actually
Player
The answer was in my dreams.
Jerry Kimball
Oenophobia must be a close second! (For you folks in Rio Linda, that is fear of wine!)
Merri Sillery
Nicholas Miernicki, phobophobia is the fear of phobias.
Sybilla
'Oneiric' (about dreams)
Nicholas Miernicki
Is there a phobia for the fear of phobias?
Joseph A. Robitaille
Good question
Marian Spitzig
Getting a bit tired of the phobias.
billyboy915
dwainf,
What are you afraid of?
Gery Tillmanns
I was afraid of that.