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flag Trypanophobia is now New Jersey’s top fear, driven by rising use of weight-loss injections.

flag A new national study by AmberWillo finds that trypanophobia, the fear of needles and injections, is the top fear in New Jersey, surpassing traditional anxieties like public speaking and death. flag Over 130,000 Google searches for needle-related fears in the past year suggest a rise linked to the popularity of weight-loss injections. flag Other top fears in the state include agoraphobia, fear of ghosts, hypochondria, fear of vomiting, and phobias related to the ocean, confined spaces, heights, spiders, and clusters of holes. flag Nationwide, trypanophobia is also the most-searched phobia, with regional differences seen in Pennsylvania, where agoraphobia leads.

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