Perhaps the most common phobia of all is Aichmophobia. It is the fear of needles, particularly, medical needles.

“The first time I passed out from being nervous about needles was when I was 12,” Elissa Rump, senior human development family studies major, said. “I had to get teeth pulled and I was nervous about it. Once they injected the Novocain, I passed out in the chair.” Rump’s father also experiences the phobia.

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