10 Phobias Developed in Egypt

You may enter Egypt with your sanity, but with all the stress-inducing situations that have become part of the daily routine, it seems nearly impossible to leave it without developing phobias. As such, we have decided to compile a list of phobias that are induced by simply living here.

Ligyrophobia - Fear of loud noises

Living in Egypt, one has to become accustomed to loud obnoxious sounds at all hours of the day and night. Whether it is shaabi music being played on terrible speakers, or a million cars communicating with horns, getting a good night sleep is impossible. If you can get used to it then there is something clearly wrong with you. Otherwise you have developed ligyrophobia.

Nyctophobia - Fear of darkness

These days it seems to be a luxury to expect electricity at home. With power cuts only getting worse, it is only a matter of time before the whole society develops this fear. The only people enjoying these outages are people who are electrophobic, which as you can guess is a fear of electricity.

Agraphobia - Fear of sexual abuse 

With every passing week the news cycle is filled with countless reports of sexual abuse. Clearly women have it rough here and we would be surprised if there is anyone in this country who isn't agraphobic, let alone arrhenphobic: a fear of men.

Agyrophobia - Fear of streets or crossing the street

Part of living in Egypt is learning how to cross the road without having a proper crosswalk or traffic lights. It is a scary endeavour that can take a long time to master, and those who don't have that kind of patience/death wish end up leaving the country with agyrophobia.

Claustrophobia - Fear of confined spaces & Agoraphobia - Fear of crowds

Whether it is a protest of millions, or a jazz club of hundreds, both of these conditions can be linked, as all too often we are forced into cramped spaces with entirely too many people. Don't believe us? Take the metro, and if you do chances are you will develop a new phobia; bromidrophobia a fear of body odour.

Macrophobia- Fear of long waits

Just try to get a permit, or an ID in this country without developing macrophobia. If you succeed, please tell us how in the below comments section. Seriously! We really need to know, as we are still waiting to acquire the proper press passes.

Mageirocophobia- Fear of cooking 

Living in Egypt, one becomes accustomed to being served fast food from anywhere, almost at anytime. Often the food is not healthy, but requires no effort, which is why the longer you stay, the closer you become to being mageirocophobic.

Anthophobia- Fear of flowers

If you have ever walked with a girl in Zamalak then chances are you have been harassed by countless flower guys. Since saying no doesn't seem to work, chances are one too many promenades along the Nile will lead to becoming anthophobic and could also lead to arrhenphobia.

Arsonphobia: fear of fire

Considering we are yet to find a fire alarm anywhere in Cairo, it is easy to understand why people become arsonphobic, even if they are not twerkers.