The universe is way too big to comprehend.
WARNING: This is not a actual medical term. Do not treat it as such!
Aperioscosmosphobia is a fear of how large the universe is. The word "aperios" means infinite, and "cosmos" refers to the universe. Causes of the fear may include watching space documentaries, being told that the universe is expanding, reading fiction, etc. It is also the fear of realizing how small we really are. In 2023, Fandom user "Pixeltadpolebee" coined the term.
Aperioscosmosphobia isn't a actual medical condition, but that doesn't mean no one ever has it. Aperioscosmosphobia is not a recognized diagnosis or medical condition, but for some people, it may be a real fear.
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| Alienophobia (fear of aliens) · Cometophobia (fear of comets) · Cosmophobia (fear of the cosmos) · Heliophobia (fear of the sun) · Kosmikophobia (fear of cosmic phenomenon) · Melanoheliophobia (fear of black holes) · Meteorophobia (fear of meteors) · Selenophobia (fear of the moon) · Siderophobia (fear of stars) · Spacephobia (fear of outer space) · Apeiroscosmosphobia (fear of how big the universe is) |