Thursday Thirteen - 13 Facts about Phobias
- A phobia is a persistent irrational fear of an object or a situation or a person or an activity.
- An American study by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) found that between 8.7% and 18.1% of Americans suffer from phobias.
- There are three types of phobias, specific phobias, social phobia, and agoraphobia
- Children may develop symptoms of specific phobia as young as age 5.
- People with phobias try to avoid what they are afraid of. If they cannot, they may experience panic, rapid heartbeat, shortness of breath, trembling, or a strong desire to get away.
- Children may learn phobias from parents or family by observing their phobic reaction to an object or a situation.
- Brain chemicals, genetics and traumatic experiences also appear to influence the development of phobias.
- Phobias might also arise from a combination of external events and internal predispositions.
- Phobias sometimes occur along with other anxiety disorders and may be accompanied by depression, abuse of alcohol or other substances, or eating disorders.
- Phobia can cause you other problems, including: social isolation, depression, and substance abuse.
- The word “phobia” may also signify conditions other than fear. For example, the term hydrophobia, not only does it mean a fear of water, it may also mean inability to drink water due to an illness.
- If your kids have a certain phobia, you can start helping by talking about fears and how to overcome by coping with those fears.
- You can get rid of the phobia
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