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And whatever the origin, religious or secular, Friday plus 13 equals a paralyzing, debilitating fear for millions of Americans. Paraskevidekatriaphobia, as coined by psychotherapist Donald Dossey of the Stress Management Center-Phobia Institute in Ashville, N.C., bedevils “people with blind, unreasoning fear of this day and date, as opposed to those who have a clear, reasonable fear of not being able to say that word,” according to the institute’s website.
Fear of Friday, the 13th (Paraskevidekatriaphobia) and Other Unpronounceable Phobias - ABC News
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