Posts Tagged ‘phobias’
Get To Know More About Necrophobia
November 17, 2010
In one of previous posts on this blog, phobias as rather serious mental disorders were mentioned. I would now like to speak about a phobia -- necrophobia, which occurs very rarely, yet is interesting to learn about. If you have ever had to face somebody’s death, no matter he is a relative of yours or an ...
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Claustrophobia: Learn More And Overcome
November 8, 2010
What is claustrophobia? Is is one of the most serious mental disorders? Or is it just a fear? Let's try to find out. If you analyze the origin of the word “claustrophobia,” you’ll see that it comes from the Latin words “claustrum” and “phobos,” which mean “a shut in place” and “fear.” So claustrophobia is ...
Trypophobia: A Fear Of Holes
October 22, 2010
A phobia is a feeling of irritation and fear towards certain objects or situations. It's not usually considered to be one of those serious mental disorders, but still can spoil a person's life. In 2005, the Oxford English Dictionary gave the name trypophobia to a phobia that is described as a fear of holes. “Trypo” is ...
Driving Without Fears
March 16, 2010
On my 18th birthday my parents bought a car for me. I was very happy, because I have always had a strong passion for cars, and at last my dream came true. But when the time for practicing how to drive came I understood that the fear of hitting someone or crashing my car had occupied ...
Phobias vs Books: The Books Win
February 26, 2010
As I mentioned in my previous post, it's very important to overcome phobias as soon as you realize that you have them. If you don't overcome them, they begin to multiply. And besides, living with fears isn't really fun. I wrote in my previous post that I had a vehicle phobia. I didn't try to overcome ...
Phobias: The More The Better?
February 26, 2010
When I was 18 I tried to do my best to avoid using public transport. I went everywhere on foot and if for some reason I had to take a bus... oh, it really stressful for me. No, I didn't do it because I wanted to lead a healthy lifestyle. I just had a strong phobia: ...
Flying Phobia: Overcome It
December 21, 2009
Anxiety disorders, which are not uncommon, do not bear any age or gender restrictions and can affect everyone. Several years ago my husband suffered from flying phobia, referred to as Aviophobia or Aviatophobia. Because of his fear to fly we had to deprive ourselves from setting off abroad for vacations. He didn't even attend business trips. Symptoms ...
Know Common Phobias
July 21, 2009
Have you ever felt yourself trapped in panic and had a strong desire to escape? Maybe you have felt that way before but if someone asks you why you won't be able to answer. This psychological reaction towards a certain situation, person or object is called a "phobia" from the Greek word fear. Psychology has already ...
