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You betcha---& the fear of Friday the 13th isn't the strangest by any means.you can be afraid to the level of 'phobic' of just about anything.: the fear of amnesia (anmesiphobia), to fearing bald people (peladophobia) to my personal favorite: panophobia, the fear of everything!
Reading the lists of phobias can be pretty humorous, but to the folks suffering from them, it isn't a bit funny. Especially if the fear is of something that's common in their life. I, personally, have a half-baked terror of clowns (coulrophobia), but fortunately, I don't typically run in their circles so I don't have to deal with it.
If you know someone who has a phobia & it's keeping them from enjoying their life, tell them there are some great treatments out there..just contact their doctor for a referral.
just today
I have known several people who do suffer from this. It's quite sad that people are so superstitious and, throughout their day, they anticipate that something bad is going to happen. It's as though they wait for it !! If some mishap does occur ( as though it never happens on other days of our lives), then they can blame it on their fear.
OMFG- it's friday the fricken 13th! AGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHH! brb, I gotta go break a mirror or rape a black cat or somethin. I know, I'll find $mitty, he'll know what to do! $MITTTTTTYYYYYY! HELP!