The Top 10 Things That Terrify the Internet

Fact: Everyone is afraid of something. Also a fact: There's a fancy term for whatever you're afraid of. Scared of balloons? You have globophobia. Fear the color orange? You're chrysophobic. Dread long words? Then you might not even want to say hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia

Like all good citizens of the Internet, we tend to self-diagnose our conditions, and fears are no exception. Which are the most perused phobias causing people's skin to crawl?

Yahoo shared with Mashable the top most searched-for anxieties and their technical terms for August. To save you valuable search time and minimize the risk of scary imagery, here's a quick look at these most-queried fears. Read more...