what is the most common fear

The most common fears, or phobias, include:

1. Social Phobia : Excessive self-consciousness in social situations, affecting up to one in 20 people

2. Agoraphobia : Fear of open spaces

3. Acrophobia : Fear of heights

4. Aerophobia : Fear of flying

5. Arachnophobia : Fear of spiders

6. Ophidiophobia : Fear of snakes

These are among the most prevalent fears experienced by people, with social phobias being the most common type of fear