If you have a fear of the woods then you’re not alone, it’s actually a pretty common fear to have and it’s known as Hylophobia.
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And despite what people say, it’s very much real, because of things like this…
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And if you think you don’t have it, ask yourself “would I walk down this path?”
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Or stick around if you came across something like this in the woods?
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Or if you spotted this?
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The fear is thought to stem from Dendrophobia, otherwise known as the fear of trees.
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Common fears associated with Hylophobia include getting lost in woodland and getting attacked by strange creatures…
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And when there’s photos like this floating around it’s pretty easy to see why.
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Would you go in here for a free hug?
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Imagine stumbling across this.
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You’d probably run and hope nothing was following.
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Many people also fear either being killed or seeing someone murdered in a forest…
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For which we have Hollywood to blame.
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But you never know what’s lurking out there.
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via Buzzfeed