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  Discovery Channel - Template Heading   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Selachophobia - the scientific name for an abnormal and persistent fear of sharks - is a serious problem for many would-be swimmers.
The occurrence of selachophobia rose sharply after the release of Jaws, and many sufferers and psychologists attribute a fear of sharks specifically to watching this film.
Selachophobia can be professionally treated in the same way as other irrational fears of things, such as flying or spiders, although finding the right approach for an individual can be difficult.
discoverychannel.co.in /sharks/myths_and_reality/selachophobia/index.shtml   (158 words)

  
 SELACHOPHOBIA: Treatment and Hope
To add insult to an already distressing condition, most selachophobia therapies take months or years and sometimes even require the patient to be exposed repeatedly to their fear.
selachophobia 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.
2: selachophobia: a strong fear of, dislike of, or aversion to sharks.
www.changethatsrightnow.com /problem_detail.asp?SDID=637:1837   (1343 words)

  
 Discovery Channel - Sharks
The shark model used in Jaws, said to responsible for rise of Selachophobia - the abnormal and persistant fear of sharks.
Selachophobia, the scientific name for an abnormal and persistent fear of sharks, is a serious problem for many would-be swimmers.
Some scientists have argued that Jaws has been indirectly responsible for the widescale and irresponsible slaughter of sharks all over the world since 1975, and has contributed directly to the decline of great white populations as a result.
www.discoverychannelasia.com /sharks/myths/selachophobia/index.shtml   (185 words)

  
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www.changethatsrightnow.com /problem_detail_more.asp?SDID=637:1837   (5365 words)

  
 Selachophobia
Selachophobia: A brief history (Just When You Thought it Was Safe to
Selachophobia Selachophobia is the phobia or fear of sharks.
Selachophobia is the phobia or fear of sharks.
www.medicality.org.uk /diseases/selachophobia.php   (117 words)

  
 sharks
I have another form of Selachophobia (Fear of sharks) If I touch a picture of a shark's head (especially with its mouth open) it can still bite my fingers off.
I remember once in fourth grade we were reading a magazine, and I was holding it up the whole time I was reading.
And into the ocean, I go as far as where I can still touch the ground and only if there are people in front of me, If a shark comes, hopefuly it will eat them first.
www.unusualphobias.com /sharks.html   (810 words)

  
 Viewpoint
Not that Hollywood helps with their steady stream of movies featuring sharks tearing humans to pieces.
Such is the fear factor between humans and sharks that it even gets its own Latin word — selachophobia — meaning fear of sharks.
I suffered selachophobia and it almost kept me from diving.
www.postcourier.com.pg /20050225/weekend08   (589 words)

  
 Dallas Hypnosis Institute
Someone who fears flying will still get on a plane whereas a phobic will not even go near an airport (to varying degrees).
So then, a client comes to see me because he has Selachophobia, a fear of sharks (I just looked that up by the way.
If we were to completely remove both the phobia and the fear, this person could very well have the same regard for a shark as he would for a puppy dog.
hypnosis-solutions.com /fears.php   (668 words)

  
 Open Water
First, and foremost is a no-brainer: Hydrophobia, or its cousin in fear, Aquaphobia, which, it is told, brings upon a sudden feeling of terror at the thought of drowning, or even less, of water pure and true.
Secondly, for the few who suffer the rare, but still troubling infliction of Selachophobia, a.k.a., fear of sharks, than this movie isn’t likely to be a day at the beach.
Thirdly, the classic, Agoraphobia, or, as shut-ins like to call it, an intense fear of large areas, or, like a vast ocean horizon, open spaces.
www.dunkirkma.net /inreview/archives/open_water.html   (866 words)

  
 Bish on Fish: Selachophobia: Shark Fear - A brief history
Bish on Fish: Selachophobia: Shark Fear - A brief history
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www.bishfish.co.nz /2005/07/selachophobia-shark-fear-brief-history.html   (68 words)

  
 Dark Bilious Vapors
Now, what is odd about my Selachophobia is that I'm not fearful of anything else that swims in the sea...whales, stringrays, fish, dolphins...anything that is not-a-shark is OK. And I don't care about spiders, snakes, insects, rodents, etc..
My own pet theory about this is (if I believed in reincarnation) that I must have been some sea-creature that got EATEN by a shark in a past life OR I'm going to get EATEN in the future...so I'm worried about it NOW.
I did google "selachophobia" and found tons of listings...but --since I'm a chicken-- how many of them don't put up pictures of sharks?
www.cleavelin.net /archives/00000025.htm   (521 words)

  
 UnderwaterTimes.com :: View topic - Selachophobia: A brief history
UnderwaterTimes.com :: View topic - Selachophobia: A brief history
Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2005 8:01 pm Post subject: Selachophobia: A brief history
You know the scene: A fl dorsal fin slices through the surf toward a solitary swimmer.
www.underwatertimes.com /forum/viewtopic.php?p=1555   (979 words)

  
 FictionPress.Com Story : The Power of Fear   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
A person who is scared of sharks could have heard about other people dying from shark attacks.
They don't want it to happen to them so selachophobia develops.
The media also plays a role of causing fear.
www.fictionpress.com /read.php?storyid=1554754   (611 words)

  
 Kirkham Peak   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
An elite group of wet-suited San Franciscians will recognize the name Kirkham Peak as a secret place at the end of Kirkham Street on the very western reaches of the City.
For those of us with a measure of selachophobia (fear of sharks), the name can only mean one thing—Fantastic wine at ridiculously low prices!
Sourced from superb vineyard sites across the globe, the fruit for these wines was purchased from highly sought after, “cult” wineries and bottled especially for Kirkham Peak.
www.kirkhampeak.com   (251 words)

  
 Daring Female: Weekly Dare - Dare to Learn Something New Today!
Look up an unfamiliar word in the dictionary instead of just glancing over it.
(This can have some unexpectedly useful consequences: If your boss has selachophobia you could shine as the office star when you reject a boating trip as the next company retreat.) Memorize the capital of a foreign country.
Learn how to spell Mississippi (or hippopotamus, or onomatopoeia, or supercalafragalisticexpealodocious.) Figure out how to tie a knot out a cherry stem with your tongue.
www.daringfemale.com /weekly_dare3.php   (293 words)

  
 Romance Blog by Cynthia Eden: What scares you?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
On the phobia index fear of heights is labeled as Acrophobia, Altophobia, Batophobia, Hypsiphobia or Hyposophobia.
I have the oppposite of Selachophobia- Fear of sharks.
I'm not sure what fascination with sharks would be called - maybe Selachomania?
www.cynthiaeden.com /romance-blog/2006/04/what-scares-you.asp   (381 words)

  
 Asia Finest Discussion Forum > Phobias
Jun 19 2004, 08:37 AM Thanatophobia or Thantophobia- Fear of death or dying
Jun 19 2004, 08:41 AM Selachophobia- Fear of sharks
Jun 19 2004, 08:42 AM Taphophobia - fear of being buried alive
www.asiafinest.com /forum/lofiversion/index.php/t9994.html   (2370 words)

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