Phobia

Many people don’t comprehend what phobias are, well the answer is simple. (Healthwise Staff 1). There are four types of phobias a person can have. And there are five common and well known phobias, out of tens of thousands, a person can suffer through. When someone has a phobia, that person is very afraid of a specific object, situation, and/or activity. However, phobias are very different from regular worry or stress. It can be difficult to do normal activities for people suffering from a phobia. Phobias can make someone feel abnormally stressed while near certain objects.

(Nordqvist 7). When coupled with a phobia there is an 80% chance for patients to suffer from panic disorders. Phobias are more drastic than just one’s fear. Patients with a phobia would have overpowering urges to avoid anything that could trigger serious anxiety. This anxiety mixed with a phobia can also come from a point when a person would start to organize their life around the phobia. A social phobia, also known as a social anxiety disorder, which is when someone feels that being in any social situation can be difficult or even unbearable. Social situations like parties, functions, or exhibitions can cause the person to suffer through social anxiety disorder; like the fear of being humiliated or embarrassed in public. The worst part of having social anxiety disorder, would be speaking to an audience publically.

Agoraphobia, like social phobia, is known as a complex phobia. One who suffers with agoraphobia is terrified to find one’s self in a situation they cannot escape from. An example of this situation would include traveling on a bus or train, and entering large shops or shopping malls. The symptoms of suffering through agoraphobia would be considered...

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...lude Ativan (lorazepam), Valium (diazepam), Librium (chlordiazepoxide), Xanax, and Niravam (both alprazolam).

But there is away to be completely fearless, and it is due to a certain type of brain damage, a genetic disease known as lipoid proteinous, and it was reported by CBC News. There is an American woman who is 44-years-old that contracted lipoid proteinous and went to a pet store where she daringly put her hand in tanks and would reach for snakes and tarantulas. She has stated that she is entertained, rather than frightened, by haunted houses and horror films. This woman has no fear due to her illness; lipoid proteinous is where there are holes in a part of the brain called the amydala, which alerts the person about impending danger. So even though phobias can be the most challenging part of any person’s life, mentally. There are ways to treat and defeat them.