According to the definition provided by Barlow and Durand (2015), a specific phobia is an irrational fear of a specific object or situation that markedly interferes with an individual’s ability to function (p. 143). Considering the different subtypes of specific phobia (e.g. blood-injection-injury type, situational type, natural environment type, and animal type), and based on my own experiences, I could say that I struggle with two particular phobias.
First of all, an animal type of phobia that I struggle with is frogs. I’m completely terrified of frogs. Just by seeing a picture of a frog, or if I’m walking around a pond, I start feeling unusual sensations such as my neck gets numbed, and I begin shacking right away.
Also, another situation
First of all, an animal type of phobia that I struggle with is frogs. I’m completely terrified of frogs. Just by seeing a picture of a frog, or if I’m walking around a pond, I start feeling unusual sensations such as my neck gets numbed, and I begin shacking right away.
Also, another situation