10 Bizarre Phobias You Have Never Heard of

2. Cathisophobia – Fear of Sitting

Not the fear of babysitting or housesitting, but instead the actual irrational terror of sitting down. The triggers can vary wildly; some are afraid that they may sit on tacks or glass, others can link their phobia to sitting in front of authoritative or imposing people. In the latter example, the phobia can perhaps be linked to the same feelings of inadequacy that seems to be the root cause of many other phobias.

A note to those conducting their own cathisophobia research: this phobia can also be spelled with a ‘k’.