What is a phobia?

Phobias are persistent and intense fears of a particular:

object

person (like a doctor or clown)

situation

activity

If you have a phobia, you may experience severe anxiety and panic attacks when you’re:

exposed to the object or situation you’re fearful of

thinking about the thing you’re afraid of

anticipating an encounter with the item you’re scared of

  • Possibly-Food@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Are… are you me? Because from first paragraph to last, this is 100% me.

    (Although to be fair, I grew out of the name-thing some time ago, thank fuck.)