Phobias

Netherlands
November 26, 2008 4:53pm CST
What Phobias do you have, Please select the main ones, if any. 1.Arachnophobia Fear of Spiders. Almost 50 percent of women and 10 percent of men have a fear of spiders. This is usually because of their speed, shape or uniqueness. 2. Social Phobia Social phobia is the fear of being misjudged or the fright of being accused unreasonably. Fear of being evaluated negatively in social situations. Social phobia typically begins in childhood or adolescence. This is often commone about their looks. 3. Aerophobia Aerophobia is the other name of fear of flying. Fear of flying is generally de news, typically begins in childhood or adolescence.and/or are obsessive about their looks. suddenly loses a relative or a compeer due to an unfortunate plane crash or watches an air accident. 4. Agoraphobia Agoraphobia involves intense fear and avoidance of any place or situation where escape might be sudden panic-like symptoms. 5. Claustrophobia Fear of being trapped in small confined spaces. Claustrophobia is a form of anxiety disorder during which a person feels extremely afraid of being in enclosed or confined spaces. 6. Acrophobia Better known as fear of height has caused immense distress to countlesou look down from great heights during this particular condition of Acrophobia. 7. Emetophobia Fear of vomit. You may be afraid to vomit or you may also feel awkward to see others vomiting. 8. Carcinophobia Extreme fear of cancer. This phobic condition is quite unnatural as it makes the individual afraid of all sorts of negative bodily symptoms. One physical discomfiture and the person start believing that he has cancer. 9. Brontophobia Fear of thunderstorms. Brontophobia known as Astraphobia, Keraunophobia,pecially affects children. However, the symptoms of this specific phobic condition are also quite apparent in adults and teenagers. 10. Necrophobia Necrophobia or the fear of the dead is a psychological status when you feel afraid of death or may be you are afraid of dead things. Please state any others that you have!
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@cream97 (29087)
• United States
26 Nov 08
#3 and #10 would be the fears that I have. I am also afraid of heights. If I get too close to something high, and I look down, I will feel a scary funny feeling in my stomach. This makes me scared to look down..
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