Article by Luca Senatore – Weight Loss and Phobia expert in Cambridge

This article aims at inspiring both therapists and people “suffering” from a phobia or any other issue for that matter. I believe that people cannot have depression, people can behave depressingly; people cannot have anorexia, people can eat disorderly; people cannot have a phobia, people can behave fearfully etc. These behaviours cannot be purchased at a shop; they cannot be picked up by others. We choose (whether that’s consciously or unconsciously) to be depressed, to eat disorderly, to have that phobia and only when we can accept this do we realise that as we have chosen to have the problem we can now choose to change.

For some individuals phobias of any kind have a constant and limiting effect on their life. No matter how irrational they may appear they are a serious issue for the sufferer.

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Article by Sara Jenkins

Depression, Anxiety and other phobias are part of our psychological phenomenon in the medical science. Depression is caused due to chemical imbalance in the nervous system of a person. This is concerned with psychological conditioning of the patient. On the other note, Anxiety is caused due to the imbalance in the body of a person. Anxiety is concerned with the emotional behavior of the patient. Though Depression and Anxiety are two disorder forms of the same category, they have different symptoms. Feeling of hopelessness, negativity, lack of concentration, feeling of guilt and decrease in energy are some of the common symptoms of Depression. While, tension of day to day work, dizziness, nausea, difficulty in breathing and light headedness are few common symptoms of Anxiety. There are many forms of Depression and Anxiety. Panic Attacks, Social Disorders, Specific Phobias are the types of Anxieties. Psychological Predisposition and Environmental Stresses are the types of Depressions. All these symptoms can cause hazardous diseases in the long run. So, you should take extra care of yourself, if you are suffering from either of these troubles. Depression and Anxiety can not be fully cured, but can be treated for sure with the help of proper medication and therapies. The medical practitioners hold few sessions to understand the mental conditioning of the patient and suggest appropriate medical aid. Anti-Depressants, Anti-Anxiety medications and other types of medications are aimed at alleviating symptoms of Depression and Anxiety. When the treatment fails in the case of Depression, then Electroconvulsive Therapy has been proved to be successful in the treatment. Many of the Self-Help Support Groups help people in treating their problems by making them sit with others and hear the other experiences to get out of the situation. Depression and Anxiety is more common in women than in men. If one man out of ten is suffering from these problems, its one woman out of four is facing Depression or Anxiety disorders. A patient can overcome these situations only with his strong will to recover.

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Article by Candace Martin

Many people think of anxiety disorders as something like a fear of walking into a room full of strangers, or perhaps a strong fear of public speaking. They might recognize a condition like agoraphobia, a fear of leaving the home or going into open spaces, as an anxiety disorder, but don’t think much beyond that. But there are other types of social phobias and disorders that fall into this category, some of which receive very little attention from the general public. And all of them have characteristics that make them difficult either to diagnose or to treat.

Eating disorders may be distantly recognized by most people as having some relation to anxiety, but they are probably more associated in people’s minds with things like peer pressure or obsessive compulsive behavior. But conditions like anorexia, bulimia or binge eating, while they are all associated with eating and a preoccupation with body weight or shape, can sometimes stem from traumatic experiences like child abuse or anxieties produced by family or peer pressure. Disorders that relate to eating behaviors are indeed anxiety disorders. Even if there are also some physical causes, the underlying anxieties are often the trigger for the conditions.

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Article by Mark Horner

Introduction

Arachnophobia is the scientific name for the fear of spiders. It is a very specific phobia; i.e. an abnormal fear of spiders and sometimes other arachnids, too, such as scorpions and harvestmen. Many people are afraid of spiders and most of us get shivers down our spine just thinking about those pointy little eight legs crawling on our skin. However, a serious case of arachnophobia is much different than someone who just doesn’t like spiders.

Those who suffer from the phobia are not only afraid of spiders, but they also fear places where spiders might be, and since that’s pretty much everywhere, this can lead to a very limited lifestyle. People with arachnophobia tend to feel uneasy in any area they believe could harbour spiders or that has visible signs of their presence, such as webs. There are people whose arachnophobia is so severe that they will not go outside during the summer months for fear of encountering a spider. But even that doesn’t solve the problem because a big issue for those with arachnophobia is that spiders commonly live in houses, too.

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Question by Lauren: Specific Phobia and the DLA.?
Does anyone get DLA for Specific Phobia’s and if so, what phobias do you have?

Best answer:

Answer by Fahr Quad
I am totally repulsed by parasites.

Know better? Leave your own answer in the comments!

Article by Curt Sterling

Ever attend a party and suddenly feel like you desperately want to be anyplace other than where you are right at that moment? Or have you ever felt like you just do not want to go to work because you have a meeting scheduled and you are afraid you’ll screw it up and everyone will avoid you because of it? You may have a social phobia or social anxiety disorder.

What is Social Phobia?

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Article by Virgil Morris

Our bodies are “hard wired? to react to danger in what is referred to as the ?fight or flight? response. When these responses are called into action when there is no actual danger it is called Panic Syndrome or panic attack.

The Symptoms of Panic Syndrome

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Article by Alan Densky

Although it is typical for everyone to experience fears, having a phobia is a more serious matter. A phobia is an extreme fear that is seemingly beyond one’s control. Phobias are considered to be a type of anxiety disorder, and often trigger nervousness and anxiety attacks in an individual. When a person has a phobia, they become so determined to avoid their fear that it interferes with their daily lives and their ability to live life.

Some of the most common phobias are acrophobia, the fear of heights, claustrophobia, a fear of enclosed spaces, and arachnophobia, the fear of spiders. Arachnophobia is the most common phobia. Although lots of people are afraid of spiders, those with arachnophobia possess an unusual amount of fear. Even a photograph or realistic rendering of an arachnid can make some people uneasy. Some arachnophobes have panic attacks or panic at the sight of an arachnid. They are often willing to do anything in order to get away from a spider; for example, people with extreme arachnophobia might attempt to get out of a moving car if they see a spider in the car.

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Article by Alan Densky

Consider a life limited by fear and anxiety, in which every feat is examined and even the least decision is angst-ridden. Hours are expended scrutinizing daily tasks or circumstances that many people carry out easily. According to the National Institute of Health, more than 40 million adults in the United States who endure anxiety disorders have this type of life.

Concordantly, about 18 percent of those living in the United States endure a kind of a panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, general anxiety disorder or phobias, such as a social phobia, agoraphobia, or a specific phobia, which embody common fears of items such as germs, heights or elevators.

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Article by Russell Michenfelder

Phobia is on the list of the types of anxiety disorders. This has to do with irrational concerns around a specific thing or situation. With this type of disorder, the fear is persistent and reoccurring, even though the feared item or situation entering a individual’s life is often out of control of that individual. This anxiety disorder is disturbing many individuals and is the second most normal mental illness among men as well as women. For most, phobias disturb day to day life.

Fortunately, there is help. There are numerous methods to deal with phobias, inspite of how they have developed. If you think that you suffer the pain of a phobia, no matter what it may be, meet your health practitioner instantaneously. He or she can recommend a treatment plan for you so that you can begin to beat your fears and take back the control of your every day life. Phobias do not have to remain with you forever.

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