Mythophobia

Mythophobia is the fear of myths, stories or making false statements. Mythophobes would disbelieve every story. The word comes from the Greek mytho meaning "story", and phobos, meaning "fear".

The triggers for mythophobia include watching horror movies, hearing urban legends, and finding out that stories are false. Urban legends may include ghost stories and tales of murder that may scare young children. Mythophobia is usually a mild fear, but the fear tends to be strongest in the dead of night, especially when you are alone.

Mythophobia is generally treated using and/or s. "Flooding" is the method of CBT used to learn new ways of thinking about myths or legends, while not exposing him or her to something horrific or gruesome.