{"id":36307,"date":"2023-10-18T09:54:49","date_gmt":"2023-10-18T14:54:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/?p=36307"},"modified":"2023-10-18T09:54:50","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T14:54:50","slug":"phobias-americas-biggest-fears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/phobias-americas-biggest-fears\/","title":{"rendered":"Phobias: America\u2019s Biggest Fears Across the Nation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
There\u2019s nothing spookier than confronting your biggest phobias because those \u2018irrational\u2019 fears can be as real as a haunted house. While some may scoff at these unrealistic terrors, they clearly haven\u2019t faced deadly spiders or felt the overwhelming height awareness of looking down from the top of a tall bridge. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
As Halloween creeps closer, we\u2019re unmasking the fears that send shivers down Americans’ spines. We surveyed 2,500 Americans to reveal every state\u2019s biggest phobia for the country\u2019s spookiest holiday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Key Findings:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Acrophobia (the fear of heights) is America\u2019s #1 phobia, according to 21 states<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Who said all Americans were loud? Social phobia was voted as 6 states biggest phobias, making it America\u2019s 2nd haunting fear<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Arachnophobia, the fear of spiders, ranks 3rd nationwide, according to 5 states <\/li>\n\n\n\n
Atychiphobia (the fear of failure), Thanatophobia (the fear of death), Trypanophobia (the fear of injections) and Ophidiophobia (the fear of snakes) tied for 4th overall<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Gulp\u2026These are the phobias keeping Americans up all night<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Phobias come in many different shapes and forms. While some may be easier to avoid, others can send us running for the hills. Whether it\u2019s the creepy crawlies, social situations, specific foods, or peculiar objects, we\u2019re all familiar with the spine-tingling, \u2018get-me-out-of-here\u2019 feeling. Here are some of the biggest phobias that get America\u2019s hearts pounding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n