# Friggatriskaidekaphobia

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/friggatriskaidekaphobia/27669>\
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**Created:** [August 5, 2003, 10:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/friggatriskaidekaphobia/27669 "2003-08-05T10:48:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![Illuminae](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b5ac83/32.png) [@Illuminae](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Illuminae)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2003, 10:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/friggatriskaidekaphobia/27669/1 "2003-08-05T10:48:21Z")

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paraskevidekatriaphobia or friggatriskaidekaphobia:

Paraskevidekatriaphobia is a morbid, irrational fear of Friday the 13th. The term was coined by therapist Dr. Donald Dossey, whose specialty is treating people with irrational fears. He claims that when you can pronounce the word you are cured.

harharharharhar 😏

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2003, 11:06am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/friggatriskaidekaphobia/27669/2 "2003-08-05T11:06:52Z")

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welll… I can pronounce the word \<b\>my way\</b\>! 😛

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2003, 12:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/friggatriskaidekaphobia/27669/3 "2003-08-05T12:46:45Z")

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paraskevidekatriaphobia

easy, just break it up into parts…

Paras  
Kevid  
eka  
tria  
phiobia

yay! fear my enunciation skills! 😛

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2003, 1:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/friggatriskaidekaphobia/27669/4 "2003-08-05T13:12:58Z")

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fascinating

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2003, 1:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/friggatriskaidekaphobia/27669/5 "2003-08-05T13:17:46Z")

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> \*Originally posted by senocular \*  
> \*\*fascinating \*\*  
> isn’t it? :sigh: