The word ‘acrophobia’is a combination of two Greek words:‘acro’, meaning ‘peak’ or ‘summit’, and‘phobia’, which means ‘fear’ (everyone should know that part). Obviously, when you’re up that high, a panic attack is not a good thing. When I discuss a fear of heights, I...
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Philophobiais a fear of falling in love. It can also be a fear of getting into a relationship or fear that you will not be able to maintain a relationship. Many people experience a minor fear of falling in love at some point in their lives. But in extreme cases, philophobia can make...
What is Somniphobia? Somniphobia isthe fear of falling asleep and staying asleep. You may feel that you will not be in control of what is happening around you when you sleep, or you may miss out on life if you're not awake. Some people also fear that they will not wake up after h...
a phobia is considered similar to a normal fear, but it is the extent to which a person is affected, that determines whether that fear has become a phobia. The most common fears or phobias that people usually suffer from include; heights, darkness, snakes, insects, closed-in places, etc....
can either come on out of the blue (unexpected panic attacks) or happen in response to a trigger, such as a phobia (expected panic attacks). During a panic attack, the body’s autonomous fight-or-flight response takes over and physical symptoms are often more intense than symptoms of ...
A specific phobia is any type of anxiety disorder that amounts to an unreasonable or irrational fear related to contact with a particular object or situation. Examples are fear of heights, closed-in spaces, flying, germs, spiders, snakes, etc. The affected person avoids contact with the object...
If you said "arachnophobia," or the fear of spiders and arachnids, you nailed it. Estimates put arachnophobia at affecting roughly 1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men. Getty Images In Illinois, Our Biggest Phobia Is Not Bugs, Heights, Or Needles ...
Specific phobias: Perhaps the most noticeable anxiety disorder, a phobia is more extreme and may stay with you for a long time. A child with a phobia will dread a specific thing and avoid it at all costs. Well-known phobias include the fear of heights, confined places, insects, and more...
When someone suffers with a phobia, often they will find themselves having illogical thoughts regarding that trigger. If you’re deathly afraid of heights then, you might find yourself worrying that you’ll fall off or even worrying that you’ll feel compelled to jump....