Phobias

Have you ever experienced the powerful attraction of fear? Have you ever wonder why your imagination run wild when you experience something terrifying? Sometimes people react differently to fear as they normally would. Fear is a compelling phenomenon that drives people to react different or even against their own will when they are stimulated by fear. Imagination overcomes reason when the need for something to be true overwhelms the logic of an individual. A personal experience of fear that I…

A Closer Look into the Duality of Fear Fear is one of the most powerful emotions that we experience. Although we are scared of many things, the underlying cause of all fear is our own imagination. In examining The Collected Tales of Nikolai Gogol by Nikolai Gogol, the reader is forced to rethink their fears and take a deeper look into human tendencies. Fear is a complex and uncomfortable topic because it reveals very personal weaknesses and the inner workings of our minds. The stories of Gogol…

I am terrified of storefront windows. They show a reflection of how I truly walk. They provide evidence that there was a lack of oxygen to my brain during my birth. They remind me that I have Cerebral Palsy. Cerebral Palsy has provided me with a walk that resembles a drunk person, a fact that being on a college campus, I find myself reminded of regularly on Friday and Saturday evenings. However, the stigma that I face because of my visible disability are more disabling than any physical…

Do you have dental anxiety or fear? Does the thought of being in the dental chair make you nervous? Have you put off your cosmetic dental care for years because of these worries? Would you benefit from having all of your cosmetic dental needs met, yet remembering very little about your visit? You are not alone. In fact, according to the Academy of General Dentistry, approximately 40 million Americans avoid the dentist because of fear and anxiety. North Brunswick, Central NJ, cosmetic dentist…

To many people, spiders are terrifying. In fact, behind death and public speaking, arachnophobia, the fear of spiders, haunts fifty percent of women and sixteen percent of men (The Wall Street Journal). However, these usually small arachnids are highly underestimated in their capabilities. They are clever, industrious, and inventive, giving them the ability to thrive in many environments. Spiders spin their webs with silk, the strongest known natural fiber. They also have eight eyes, eight long…

In Chapter 1, Wolpe conveyed the idea that fear is the underline emotion of many undesirable situations; however, it has been described differently by different individuals. Fear was an emotional learning that the effect such as pain aroused by things or situations could arouse fear. He further distinguished the differences between useful and useless fear. According to Wolpe, useful fear is helpful and appropriate to the situation whereas useless fear is unhelpful and disadvantageous. In Chapter…

When I think about anxiety I would say that my biggest fear was going outside after I had been attacked. When I was kidnapped, the men grabbed me right outside my apartment building. So, after this, even a year and a half later I was told by my doctors to start taking short walks. I was panicked and so scared. I feared everything and everyone. One way I learned to handle this was going for a walk and with someone in my family. This was one of the hardest fears to overcome. I was so worried…

What frightens you the most? What keeps you awake every single night? Maybe it is that best friend who betrays you and suddenly becomes your biggest enemy. Perhaps the cause is a financial issue, or a family problem, or even grades. However, many people agree that the fear of the future riddles almost everyone at a certain phase of life. In my case, the unpredictable life with its ups and downs, twists, and turns scared me at the age of eighteen. Instead of coping with this innate feeling I…

There are two things you should know about me. First: I get really bad nosebleeds. It's been this way for all of my life. To give you an idea of how bad they are, I've had to go to the hospital for them more than twenty times and blood has even started coming out of my nose and mouth, because my sinuses fill with blood and it has nowhere else to go. Second: I always hated field day. I live in California and field day was always in May. If you don't live in California, you might not know…

The concept of fear is an emotion that affects the human body that would be both negative and positive. The negative part of fear is the fact that the person who has fear is experiences is. The positive side of fear is that fear is a built in survival tool that the human brain uses to help keep the body alive. Fear however, will sometimes win. Such a case of fear winning is the fear of being alone. In medical terms it is known as Monophobia. Monophobia is a real fear that does affect people…