What Are You Afraid Of?
Fear Versus Phobia
Fear protects you from danger. Phobias have little to do with danger. More than 19 million Americans have a phobia — an intense, irrational fear when they face a certain situation, activity, or object. With a phobia, you may know your anxiety and fear are not warranted, but you can’t help the feelings. And they can be so intense they virtually paralyze you. See what makes some people afraid in the slides ahead.
The Three Kinds of Phobia
Hundreds of different phobias have been identified, including phobophobia or fear of phobias. But when talking about phobias, which are a kind of anxiety disorder, experts divide them into three categories – agoraphobia, an intense anxiety in public places where an escape might be difficult; social phobia, a fear and avoidance of social situations; and specific phobia, an irrational fear of specific objects or situations.
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