Abhayam

Abhayam is a 13 parter documentary drama series that will discuss extensively about 13 different phobias, a type of anxiety disorder that has a strong effect on our bodies & minds. Abhayam aims to uncover these neglected strong signals of internal fear that screams for attention.

Abhayam is a 13 parter documentary drama series that will discuss extensively about 13 different phobias, a type of anxiety disorder that has a strong effect on our bodies & minds. Abhayam aims to uncover these neglected strong signals of internal fear that screams for attention.

Ep 1
23 mins

In the first episode, we meet Kirthanaa a young female who has been trying to cope with her fear of being alone ( autophobia ). Kirthanaa shares incidents of her being overwhelmed when she has been alone. She goes through counselling sessions before she is put through an experiment. Will she be able to brave through this storm ?

Ep 1

In the first episode, we meet Kirthanaa a young female who has been trying to cope with her fear of being alone ( autophobia ). Kirthanaa shares incidents of her being overwhelmed when she has been alone. She goes through counselling sessions before she is put through an experiment. Will she be able to brave through this storm ?

Ep 2
23 mins

Yuggesh Kumar was fond of swimming when he was young. But an unfortunate drowning incident has caused him to grapple with aquaphobia. Yuggesh needed support for his day to day bathing needs. Though Yuggesh has tried to overcome his fear for water over the years, he still experiences some sort of ordeal. Yuggesh meets a counsellor who tries to understand his traumatic experience.

Ep 2

Yuggesh Kumar was fond of swimming when he was young. But an unfortunate drowning incident has caused him to grapple with aquaphobia. Yuggesh needed support for his day to day bathing needs. Though Yuggesh has tried to overcome his fear for water over the years, he still experiences some sort of ordeal. Yuggesh meets a counsellor who tries to understand his traumatic experience.

Ep 3
24 mins

Lakshmi loves watching horror movies from a young age. Her fear of the dark( nyctophobia) doesn't stop her from continuing those spine-chilling flicks. Lakshmi's imagination goes wild in the dark when she envisions paranormal creatures lurking around. Lakshmi shares incidents of her battling with the dark in this episode. She will be put through an experiment where she needs to survive being in the dark...

Ep 3

Lakshmi loves watching horror movies from a young age. Her fear of the dark( nyctophobia) doesn't stop her from continuing those spine-chilling flicks. Lakshmi's imagination goes wild in the dark when she envisions paranormal creatures lurking around. Lakshmi shares incidents of her battling with the dark in this episode. She will be put through an experiment where she needs to survive being in the dark...

Ep 4
23 mins

In this episode, we meet Xavier who is epistolophobic. Xavier started developing fear for letters when he was going through a great deal of turmoil in his business. He received letters from bank, vendors and law firms demanding payments that eventually led him to develop this phobia. He started ignoring letters and refused to open or read them. Today Xavier is doing well in his business, however the phobia lingers

Ep 4

In this episode, we meet Xavier who is epistolophobic. Xavier started developing fear for letters when he was going through a great deal of turmoil in his business. He received letters from bank, vendors and law firms demanding payments that eventually led him to develop this phobia. He started ignoring letters and refused to open or read them. Today Xavier is doing well in his business, however the phobia lingers

Ep 5
24 mins

Swetha realised she developed a sudden fear of crowds when she started her tertiary education. She avoids crowds at all costs and sacrifices sleep to plan her journeys to the polytechnic earlier. Swetha gets a panic attack when forced to face crowds which turns into severe anxiety. Will Swetha be able to eventually overcome enochlophobia with therapy?

Ep 5

Swetha realised she developed a sudden fear of crowds when she started her tertiary education. She avoids crowds at all costs and sacrifices sleep to plan her journeys to the polytechnic earlier. Swetha gets a panic attack when forced to face crowds which turns into severe anxiety. Will Swetha be able to eventually overcome enochlophobia with therapy?

Ep 6
24 mins

Karthikeyan, a selfless teetotaller is not able to donate blood because of his hemophobia (fear of blood). His phobia started early from his primary school days when he first fainted at that time. Despite being a sporty person who has faced several internal injuries and ligament tears, nothing affects him until he sees a drop of blood. Will Karthikeyan be able to face his fear and overcome hemophobia?

Ep 6

Karthikeyan, a selfless teetotaller is not able to donate blood because of his hemophobia (fear of blood). His phobia started early from his primary school days when he first fainted at that time. Despite being a sporty person who has faced several internal injuries and ligament tears, nothing affects him until he sees a drop of blood. Will Karthikeyan be able to face his fear and overcome hemophobia?

Ep 7
24 mins

In this episode, TV personality Ibrahim will be talking about his fear of heights. Ibrahim developed acrophobia when he saw a person commit suicide and land right beside him when he was on his way to work. Since then, he has not been able to reach high floors and use overhead bridges without panicking. Even taking lifts and airplanes has been a task for him. After not disclosing about this to anyone for years...

Ep 7

In this episode, TV personality Ibrahim will be talking about his fear of heights. Ibrahim developed acrophobia when he saw a person commit suicide and land right beside him when he was on his way to work. Since then, he has not been able to reach high floors and use overhead bridges without panicking. Even taking lifts and airplanes has been a task for him. After not disclosing about this to anyone for years...

Ep 8
24 mins

Sree developed her phobia of balloons when she was six and a balloon popped right at her face. Since then, during her childhood she did not socialize or play with other kids with balloons and was even mistaken as anti-sociable by others. During her young adult days, she was pranked and mocked by some other friends for her reaction over balloons at a birthday party. Even now as she is a teacher, she tries to avoid handling balloons...

Ep 8

Sree developed her phobia of balloons when she was six and a balloon popped right at her face. Since then, during her childhood she did not socialize or play with other kids with balloons and was even mistaken as anti-sociable by others. During her young adult days, she was pranked and mocked by some other friends for her reaction over balloons at a birthday party. Even now as she is a teacher, she tries to avoid handling balloons...

Ep 9
24 mins

Venkat who has a phobia of injections comes to today's episode of Abhayam and discloses his fear for the first time ever. He first encountered Trypanophobia when he was a kid and he was going to be injected by his dentist to remove his tooth. After that incident, he avoided all the situations that would make him get an injection. During NS and Covid-19, he found it hard to overcome this fear...

Ep 9

Venkat who has a phobia of injections comes to today's episode of Abhayam and discloses his fear for the first time ever. He first encountered Trypanophobia when he was a kid and he was going to be injected by his dentist to remove his tooth. After that incident, he avoided all the situations that would make him get an injection. During NS and Covid-19, he found it hard to overcome this fear...

Ep 10
24 mins

In this episode, we meet Suren who has Trypophobia. Trypophobia is an aversion or repulsion to objects like honeycombs and sponges that have repetitive patterns or clusters of small holes. He first discovered this when he was at work and came across a picture of a circle like patterns. He immediately felt nauseous and almost blacked out. Because of this, he has lost some job opportunities when others do not understand his situation...

Ep 10

In this episode, we meet Suren who has Trypophobia. Trypophobia is an aversion or repulsion to objects like honeycombs and sponges that have repetitive patterns or clusters of small holes. He first discovered this when he was at work and came across a picture of a circle like patterns. He immediately felt nauseous and almost blacked out. Because of this, he has lost some job opportunities when others do not understand his situation...

Ep 11
24 mins

Dakshani, who has claustrophobia, did not know its severity until she went for her MRI scan for a research study. Despite splitting the session into two parts, she was not able to go through the scan. She also cannot handle being in compact cars with small windows, being in rooms with small doors and also going through tube slides in theme parks. Once, her cab driver had to stop the car in the middle of an expressway because of her condition.

Ep 11

Dakshani, who has claustrophobia, did not know its severity until she went for her MRI scan for a research study. Despite splitting the session into two parts, she was not able to go through the scan. She also cannot handle being in compact cars with small windows, being in rooms with small doors and also going through tube slides in theme parks. Once, her cab driver had to stop the car in the middle of an expressway because of her condition.

Ep 12
24 mins

In this episode, we meet Nirmal who has Misophonia, which is a disorder in which certain sounds trigger emotional or physiological responses. He has had this condition from his school days where his classmates will be making sounds to see him act differently. He has also lost his job because of this. Even after starting his own business, this condition cost him a lot financially. His relationship with his family was affected by this too...

Ep 12

In this episode, we meet Nirmal who has Misophonia, which is a disorder in which certain sounds trigger emotional or physiological responses. He has had this condition from his school days where his classmates will be making sounds to see him act differently. He has also lost his job because of this. Even after starting his own business, this condition cost him a lot financially. His relationship with his family was affected by this too...

Ep 13
24 mins

Director, Writer and Actor Nagharaj who has cynophobia is not able to face any dogs in his life. He gets frozen and starts running away from the place. There have been several incidents where he had to leave his shooting spot or his friend's house as there was a dog in sight. Nagharaj suspects that this phobia may have developed way before during his NS days. Listen to him open up and let's see if he overcomes his fear in this final episode.

Ep 13

Director, Writer and Actor Nagharaj who has cynophobia is not able to face any dogs in his life. He gets frozen and starts running away from the place. There have been several incidents where he had to leave his shooting spot or his friend's house as there was a dog in sight. Nagharaj suspects that this phobia may have developed way before during his NS days. Listen to him open up and let's see if he overcomes his fear in this final episode.

Additional Information

Premiered2023
Genresinfo-ed
Seasons1
Suitable For All Ages