Phobia

A phobia is an irrational, intense, persistent fear of certain situations, activities, things, or people. The main symptom of this disorder is the excessive, unreasonable desire to avoid the feared subject. It is generally accepted that phobias arise from a combination of external events and internal predispositions. There are various kinds of phobias and several of them are claustrophobia and social phobia.
Claustrophobia is the fear of enclosed spaces. It is typically classified as an anxiety disorder and often results in panic attack. One study indicates that anywhere from 2-5% of the world population is affected by severe claustrophobia. Claustrophobia is typically thought to have two key symptoms: fear of restriction and fear of suffocation. However, claustrophobics are not necessarily afraid of compact areas themselves, but, rather, they fear what could happen to them should they become confined in this area. Often, when confined to an area, claustrophobics begin to fear suffocation, believing that there may be a lack of air in the area to which they are confined.
Social phobia is the third largest mental health care problem in the world it affects over 7% of the population. It is the fear of social situations that involve interaction or beeing judged and evaluated by other people. People with social phobia are many times seen by others as being shy, quiet, unfriendly, nervous. People with this phobia usually experience significant distress in situations like: when they are introduced to other people ,when they are teased or criticized also if they are watched or observed while doing something. The feelings that accompany social phobia include anxiety, intense fear, nervousness, automatic negative thinking cycles, racing heart, blushing, excessive sweating, dry throat and mouth, trembling, and muscle.
Hopefully, there is plenty of options how to help people who suffers from phobias.First one is the cognitive behavioral therapy it lets the patient understand the cycle of negative thought patterns, and ways to change these thought patterns. Another treatment is hypnotherapy coupled with Neuro-linguistic programming can also be used to help remove the associations that trigger a phobic reaction. Sometimes anti-anxiety or anti-depression medications can be used with other treatment. Some therapists even use virtual reality to help with condition.
Sigmund Freud had the siderodromophobia in other words the fear of train travel. On the trip from Freiberg the train passed through Breslau, where Freud saw gas jets for the first time, they made him think of souls burning in hell.
Johnny Depp has Clourophobia in other words fear or clowns. Depp told reporters once“Something about the painted face, the fake smile. There always seemed to be a darkness lurking just under the surface, a potential for real evil.”
In conclusion, phobias should be treated as soon as posible because as time goes by the phobia becomes stronger and stronger,so no one should hesitate to go to specialist if they fell irracional fear.









Be tough!