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	HIPPOPOTOMONSTROSESQUIPPEDALIOPHOBIA: Treatment and Hope
		To add insult to an already distressing condition, most hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia therapies take months or years and sometimes even require the patient to be exposed repeatedly to their fear.
		hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia will likely cost you tens, even hundreds of thousands of dollars over the course of your lifetime, let alone the cost to your health and quality of life.
		1: hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia: a persistent, abnormal, and unwarranted fear of long words, despite the understanding by the phobic individual and reassurance by others that there is no danger.
	www.changethatsrightnow.com /problem_detail.asp?SDID=204:1595 (1367 words)

	Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia - sesquipedalophobia, fear of long words, long words phobia
		In hopes of trying to provide some helpful information, I have searched the Internet looking for information on Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia (sesquipedalophobia, fear of long words, long words phobia).
		In order to provide good information on Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia it is best to first understand what a phobia is. I will present some information on phobia below.
		Note: If you are going to do a search, some common Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia search terms include sesquipedalophobia, fear of long words, long words phobia.
	hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia.info (512 words)

	hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia - definition of hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia - yawiktionary.com
		Extension of sesqui(p)pedalophobia with monstrum "monster" and a truncated form of hippopotamus, intended to exaggerate the length of the word itself and the idea of the size of the words being feared.
		And hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia, which is fear of long words.
		Yet Another Wiki definition for hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia list is not available without scripting.
	www.yawiktionary.com /h/1148342904660.html (328 words)

	hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia - Wiktionary
		These include paraskavedekatriaphobia, or fear of Friday the 13th.
		And hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia, which is fear of long words.
		2002 - Those who find this column troubling are suffering from hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia - the fear of long words.
	en.wiktionary.org /wiki/hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia (223 words)

	Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia Treatment Cause Symptom Medication Cure Help
		The expert phobia team at CTRN's Phobia Clinic is board-certified to help with Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia and a variety of related problems.
		The success rate of our 24 hour program is close to 100%.
		Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is known by a number of different names.
	www.changethatsrightnow.com /shortdescriptionlist.asp?phobiaid=1595 (203 words)

	s e v i t z d o t c o m \| How long till people have blogphobia.
		I somehow doubt that hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is a genuine phobia in the sense that it's a clever construct that sounds genuine but, in fact, is simply put together to be an amusing and intentionally long word to invoke the fear it is meant to describe.
		Fanciful extension of sesqui(p)pedalophobia with monstrum "monster" and a truncated form of hippopotamus, intended to exaggerate the length of the word itself and the idea of the size of the words being feared.
		Actually, according to the Indexed Phobia List, Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia or Sesquipedalophobia are both correct for a 'Fear Of Long Words'.
	www.sevitz.com /blog/2006/03/how_long_till_people_have_blogphobia.asp (821 words)

	Zelaron - Fear of hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		This is an authentic article from last year I came across today, and I found it quite weird in a number of ways.
		Timbuktu - Harold B. Shumaker III, CEO of Shumaker, Inc. - the largest maker of wooden shoes in the world due to their high number of elfin employees - has just discovered he is afraid...of long words.
		The best part is that Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is one of the longest phobia words, if not the longest.
	www.zelaron.com /forum/showthread.php?t=22038 (713 words)

	Re: I was just diagnosed
		:-) >> > >Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia (sp) :) > >I had to google it.
		This is like the only thing to fear is fear itself with Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia.
		For those with Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia, I'd like to scare you into satiation exposure to Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia.
	www.talkaboutsupport.com /group/alt.support.autism/messages/305101.html (222 words)

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		Just for Badgirl- I'm a jeans and t-shirt kinda guy with a sort of Billy-Jo (Greenday for anyone who may not know) haircut going on, but hair alters dependant on what role in what play I'm doing.
		At the third stroke, it will be bigger than it was before.
	www.mikedolbear.co.uk /forum/topic.asp?ARCHIVE=true&TOPIC_ID=7624 (1053 words)

	The OFF-Topic Topic - Deaf Online
		It is very important to understand the pernicious social, behavioral, cognitive, psychological, neurological, physiological, linguistic, sociological, temporal, relative, and intuitive consequences of hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobics who suffer from the negative social, behavioral, cognitive, psychological, neurological(.), physiological, linguistic, sociological, temporal, relative, and intuitive consequences of the hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia that makes them hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobics.
		Without understanding the tragic social, behavioral, cognitive, psychological, neurological, physiological, linguistic, sociological, temporal, relative, and intuitive consequences of hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia, there is no future hope for hippopotomonstrosequippedaliophobics being cured of the hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia that makes them hippopotomonstrosesquippedialiophobics who suffer from hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia.
		My regards to the families of hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobic hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobics under the awful social, behavioral, cognitive, psychological, neurological, physiological, linguistic, sociological, temporal, relative, and intuitive consequences of the hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia that strikes terror into the hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobic members of their hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia-plagued family with at least one or more members under the influence of hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia.
	www.deafonline2.com /forums/index.php?showtopic=149 (684 words)

	Funny Phobias
		This can lead to problems in day to day functioning if they are not eating optimally, and may need to balance out their diet over time so that they are eating things they truly enjoy and are nourishing to their health.
		The fear of long words (Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia) would be difficult to overcome for people who enjoy writing, reading, and learning.
		People with this phobia would have a difficult time learning new words and looking them up for reference; they may avoid reading in general, which can cause learning difficulties and challenges.
	www.phobias-help.com /Funny_Phobias.html (605 words)

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		Archibutyrophobia is the fear of having peanut butter stuck to the roof of your mouth.
		Cathisophobia is the fear of sitting, Graphophobia is the fear of writing, and Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is, ironically, the fear of long words.
		Nine times out of ten, the greatest fear is the fear of failure.
	www.hinduonnet.com /thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2005101900010100.htm&date=0510/&prd=jobs& (729 words)

	2lj.net - hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Read about hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia in the free online encyclopedia and dictionary.
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	www.2lj.net /Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia.aspx (94 words)

	VN Boards - Word of the Day (Day Three!) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Try as she might, Elise just didn't seem to be able to shake her hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia and she refused to take one more look in the mirror, no matter how beautiful the specially tailor-made bridesgown looked.
		Owing to a rather unfortunate incident in her youth with an extremely large, yet agile hippo pedaling a unicycle, Delia found herself stricken with Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia, and was unable for ever after to run off with the lads from the circus whilst they were in town.
		Hi, my name is hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia, but you can call me hippopotomonstrosesquippedalio.
	vnboards.ign.com /The_Arcanum_Inn/b5037/69075699?21 (1144 words)

	QI Talk Forum \| View topic - Delightfully obscure words (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		My favourite is hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia, which has 2 meanings:
		Of course sesquippedalophobia also means hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia but is only just over half as frightening
		In answer to raindancer I think my fear of cooking came about when I was forced to prepare Death by Chocolate in home economics classes at school.
	www.qi.com /talk/viewtopic.php?t=40&start=450&sid=73d31741059c101452a5abdf6dd13c03 (271 words)

	GTAForums.com -> Longest Word In The English Language...? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		I mean in terms of number of letters.
		it only has 29 letters, while hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia (doesn't it just roll off your tongue?!) has 36.
		Wow! I actually thought hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia was the longest word...
	www.gtaforums.com /index.php?showtopic=189989 (632 words)

	Richard Wright
		I came across the word hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia online today, probably in somebody's journal, but I've forgotten whose (sorry if it's you).
		The exact definition of hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is this: a fear of long words.
		It’s too early to comment, but I do enjoy a good leadership debate.
	www.journalscape.com /richardwright/2004-10-09-11:51 (321 words)

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