Question

What are coulrophobia symptoms?

Answer 1

Children and adults with coulrophobia may try to get away from a clown, hide behind a person or object, or cover their eyes so that they don’t have to see the clown. A child may cry. Sometimes, just the possibility of seeing a clown causes an anxious response.

Other signs of coulrophobia include:

• Fast breathing and heart rate.
• An intense feeling of terror.
• Pale skin.
• Profuse sweating (hyperhidrosis).
• Nausea.
• Trembling or shaking.