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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]