Top Ten Phobias 1. Arachnophobia Fear of spiders,true arachnophobes are even scared of pictures of spiders. 2. Social Phobia Fear of social situations. More than simple shyness. This is an extreme fear of being scrutinised by others, or humiliated by one’s own actions. 3. Aerophobia Fear of flying. 4. Agoraphobia Fear of inescapable situations. Extreme agoraphobes are confined to their own home, which is the only place they consider to be safe. 5. Claustrophobia Fear of confined spaces. 6. Acrophobia Fear of heights. Often confused with vertigo which is merely a dizzy or spinning sensation and not necessarily caused by heights. 7. Emetophobia Fear of vomit. 8. Carcinophobia Fear of cancer 9. Brontophobia Fear of thunderstorms 10. Necrophobia Fear of death.

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When a mentally sound individual flaps around a room, shakes uncontrollably, or has a panic attack for no apparent reason – chances are they have a phobia.

A phobia is a completely irrational fear. Sufferers know they are behaving oddly. But that doesn’t lessen the fear – in fact, it can make it worse.

That’s because it is a subconscious reaction. It comes from deep inside. No amount of logic and rationality will help. In short, it is a flaw in their perception of reality.

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A phobia is an intense, irrational fear of a situation or an object that wouldn't normally worry other people (unless they, too, suffered from the same phobia). It severely restricts your life, and may force you to take extreme measures to avoid whatever triggers it. A phobia is known as an anxiety disorder (like obsessive-compulsive disorder and panic attacks), which means it centres on our natural reaction to fear. Anxiety is about fear, and we all get anxious at some time. It's a natural reaction in all of us, and keeps us safe.

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Phobias and Fears Hypnosis

As we grow up, we learn what is dangerous, and how to avoid it. We know what it's like to be afraid in certain situations, and many of us have particular fears, whether it's of going up ladders, of water or of dogs, for instance. These are understandable responses to something that might do us harm.

Almost all phobias feature places, situations, animals or objects that aren't necessarily at all  threatening, but which people react to, out of all proportion. Those who suffer from phobias aren't really frightened of particular situations or places, but of the feelings of terror they experience when in them. While they know they are not in real physical danger, they can't convince themselves this is the case.

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A phobia is not a psychosis. When someone is diagnosed with a psychosis, such as schizophrenia, they may have hallucinations and delusions, which are experiences that other people don't share because they can't hear or see them. They may feel as if thoughts are being placed in their heads by an external source. But someone with a phobia knows that it's their own thoughts troubling them.

A phobia is not described as an illness. However, when confronted by the object of your phobia, you are likely to panic, and panic produces very severe physical symptoms, which can make you believe that you are seriously ill. Your heart may beat very fast, your stomach may be churning, you may feel dizzy, sick and short of breath, be sweating and trembling, have a dry mouth, feel confused, disorientated and full of dread. The fear of being ill can become part of the problem. (See Panic attacks, further down.)

Although these feelings pass, you may feel stressed and frightened by them, and this can make you feel out of control and overwhelmed. Afterwards, you may feel depressed and embarrassed about it. All this may make you nervous about being on your own and having to cope with such an experience.

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