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title: "The One About Famous Phobics"
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- First broadcast September 30, 2022

4% of the world have a phobia. That's a lot of people, and of course some of those will be celebrities. Let's explore some of them.

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## About This Episode

As the World’s #1 Fear Strategist, I get asked a lot about phobias.

It is estimated that around 4% of the world’s population has a phobia at any given moment in time. That’s a lot of people. And celebrities are not immune, of course.

Sometimes it is interesting or even reassuring to see who else might be experiencing the same things as us, to reassure us that we are not alone.

So let’s take a look at a few celebrities past and present, and the phobias from which they suffer…

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## Additional Resources

If you are looking for more information or for help about phobias, here’s some blogs worth checking out, and also check out my [phobia coaching](https://keithblakemorenoble.com/mindsetmastery/mindset-mastery-focus/freedom-from-phobia/)
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- [https://keithblakemorenoble.com/fear-of-snakes-gone-in-10-minutes/](https://keithblakemorenoble.com/fear-of-snakes-gone-in-10-minutes/) ## [Fear Of Snakes – Gone In 10 Minutes](https://keithblakemorenoble.com/fear-of-snakes-gone-in-10-minutes/) Vina lives in Sydney, Australia, and had a life-long phobia of snakes. Within 10 minutes, we got rid of it completely, forever!
- [https://keithblakemorenoble.com/why-youll-keep-your-fears/](https://keithblakemorenoble.com/why-youll-keep-your-fears/) ## [5 Reasons Why You’ll Keep Your Fears](https://keithblakemorenoble.com/why-youll-keep-your-fears/) Despite the fact that it is possible get rid of our fears, some people will do everything they can to cling on to them. Why? Let’s take a look!
- [https://keithblakemorenoble.com/phobias-why-do-we-have-them/](https://keithblakemorenoble.com/phobias-why-do-we-have-them/) ## [Phobias : Why Do We Have Them?](https://keithblakemorenoble.com/phobias-why-do-we-have-them/) Why do we have fears or phobias? Often when someone suffers from a phobia, one of their biggest questions is “Why me?!” That’s what we look at here!
- [https://keithblakemorenoble.com/happy-skyscraper-day/](https://keithblakemorenoble.com/happy-skyscraper-day/) ## [Happy Skyscraper Day](https://keithblakemorenoble.com/happy-skyscraper-day/) Did you know that the 3rd of September is skyscraper day? It’s a day where we celebrate the achievements of building ever higher up into the sky…
- [https://keithblakemorenoble.com/conquering-pippas-phone-phobia/](https://keithblakemorenoble.com/conquering-pippas-phone-phobia/) ## [Conquering Pippa’s Phone Phobia](https://keithblakemorenoble.com/conquering-pippas-phone-phobia/) What do you do if you know you need to make “those” phonecalls to grow business, but the thought scares you into not doing them? This is what Pippa did…
- [https://keithblakemorenoble.com/from-fear-of-flying-to-flying-high/](https://keithblakemorenoble.com/from-fear-of-flying-to-flying-high/) ## [From Fear Of Flying and Heights to Flying High](https://keithblakemorenoble.com/from-fear-of-flying-to-flying-high/) I used to be terrified of flying and of driving over high bridges. Now I can drive over high bridges easily and I flew down to London without any problems!
- [https://keithblakemorenoble.com/publicly-singing-in-parliament-square/](https://keithblakemorenoble.com/publicly-singing-in-parliament-square/) ## [Publicly Singing in Parliament Square](https://keithblakemorenoble.com/publicly-singing-in-parliament-square/) Ruta, a trained singer, was still terrified of the thought of performing in front of an audience. After 1 hour with Keith, she sang in Parliament Square!
- [https://keithblakemorenoble.com/from-arachnophobia-to-apathy-in-one-session/](https://keithblakemorenoble.com/from-arachnophobia-to-apathy-in-one-session/) ## [Arachnophobia to Apathy in 1 Session](https://keithblakemorenoble.com/from-arachnophobia-to-apathy-in-one-session/) If I saw a spider I’d freeze and my partner would have to get rid; I’d totally freak out at the sight of one! And now? I just feel total apathy toward spiders.

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