Phobia

Fear is an emotion that brings a sense of unease to our world, whether it is the fear of an object or someone inflicting fear on someone. There can be different levels of fear that affect people. This is the emotion everyone has, no matter if they deny it, no one can be fearless. Throughout the years the common fears of people and the word its-self have evolved and will be a never ending cycle. The sense of being afraid or uneased caused by a possible danger was developed in the late 12th…

Based on evolutionary reasoning, the understanding of fear characterizes it as a functional reaction supporting avoidance of danger stimuli or circumstances (Bubrick, 2014). Seemingly, there exists an inherent connection between discovering danger and responding to fear: if danger, then fear. Considerably strong associations endorse the likelihood of people to agree with the antecedent, which in this case is danger, provided the consequent, which in this case is fear, exists. Fear is real and…

affected daily by their fears, weather it’s a physical presence or a mental visualization that haunts your mind. But you don’t have to be. We can all overcome those fears, but subconsciously may not even consider it. Maybe you're okay with having a phobia or two, or maybe you haven't realized the impact it has on your life. Ask yourself, Is fear controlling you?…

Anxiety, fear, phobias and stress therapy As you are here for a reason, most probably you know how difficult it may be to live with anxiety, phobias, panic attacks and stress. You are aware of your feelings and your self sabotaging emotional pattern. You know your fears, and you might know how you developed them, or the motivations behind each of your fears. Yet, you know how difficult and frustrating it can be when your life seems to be controlled by overwhelming feelings that you are trying…

state of constant agitation and personal withdrawal. Obsession with self-preservation inhibits the capacity for necessary risk-taking ventures in life. The presence of fear can become debilitating and encompassing if it is not handled carefully. All phobias and worries have the tendency to randomly interfere with unrelated aspects of one 's own life. Living in a constant state of…

The fear of heights, the fear of blood dripping from a paper cut, what would you describe this sensation? The feeling of fear to a particular thing is known as a phobia. Like many other organisms, we can develop fears or phobias from past experiences dealing with that particular situation. You may wonder what causes these emotions and how it is interpreted. Research shows that the brain or parts of the brain have different functions and one part of the brain is proven to regulate fear and your…

Ornithophobia comes from two Greek words - "orni", which means “bird” and "phobia", which translates to “fear”. It is a specific phobia that is characterized by abnormal or irrational fear of birds. It may be interesting for some readers or learn that David Beckham and Eminem are rumored to suffer from this phobia. Symptoms Some fear only birds of prey, such as eagles, hawks, falcons and vultures. Others tend to be anxious around birds kept as pets, such as lovebirds and pigeons. In extreme…

Social phobia has been condensed into defining a disorder where people face physical, emotional, and mental distress due to social situations such as encountering groups of people or speaking to a person. According to the Social Anxiety Association, this social phobia has spread enough over the years to now affect 7% of the world’s population. Pioneers, such as Soheli Datta and Sanjukta Das, in the field of psychology have used a method as an asset in order to treat and reduce the distress of…

Do you have a fear? Well it is natural to have a fears so now let’s learn what fears do people have, what are fears, and ways to overcome them. Some people have the same and/or different fears and what are fears. According to “Fears and Phobias” it states “ Fear is one of the most basic human emotions. It is programmed into the nervous system and works like an instinct.” This means fears are a natural thing to have a lot of people have fears. Some fears people have are speaking in public…

could be described as a phobia. The United States National Library of Medicine (U.S NLM) describes a phobia as, “…a type of anxiety disorder. It is a strong, irrational fear of something that poses little or no real danger (“Phobias: MedlinePlus”).” In 2013, PsychCentral.com reported that four to five percent of the United States’ residents suffer from one or more phobias in a given year (“Facts About Phobias”). In 2014, The Motley Fool reported that the most common phobia was the fear of…