Tim Weinberg - Phobias, or the Way of the Worrier
We all know people who have a fear of flying (aviophobia) or heights (altophobia) or darkness (achluophobia) or thunder (tonitrophobia) or pain (agliophobia). Besides these common phobias, there are many more, some of which are quite bizarre, such as coulrophobia (fear of clowns), venustraphobia (fear of beautiful women), consecotaleophobia (fear of chopsticks), or pentheraphobia (fear of mother-in-laws). And the list grows larger each year. This engagingly written and fascinating book examines the whole world of phobias. To many people who don't suffer from them, phobias are a complete mystery. For many who suffer from a phobia, they continue living their lives without quite understanding this extreme and irrational part of their character. Tim Weinberg looks at the range of phobias - from common to bizarre. He examines the scientific and psychological research that have been undertaken in order to make sense of this strange world. And he takes the reader on his own personal journey in overcoming his fear of heights.
About Tim Weinberg
Tim Weinberg is a writer with eclectic tastes, ranging from romantic fiction to obituaries.
Between October 2004-April 2006, he sub-edited and wrote for blaze a Brighton-based hip hop magazine.
Since August 2005 he has contributed to Fortean Times.
His first book Phobias: The Way of the Worrier was published in 2009.
He has also written about Aleister Crowley, Asian film,Bruce Lee , Clowns, Conspiracy Theories, Hip Hop, Horror, Online Ordination, Perched Villages,St. Anthony and Taxidermy.
He hopes to be writing about Feng Shui and Football, Ibiza and UFOs, Labyrinths, Masks, Premonitions of 9-11, Robots, Tahoe Tessie and Twins…soon.
He is an ordained minister of two online churches, broadcasts occasionally for the BBC, likes cats and martial arts and produces music as Cybermonk.
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