7.8 percent of adults suffer from a phobia, according to the American Psychiatric Institute for Research and Education. That means that if you, teens, suffer from one, too, just know that you’re not alone. A phobia is an excessive fear of something. It is defined as “an abnormally emotional and physical response to an imagined or irrationally exaggerated fear.” According to … [Read more...]
Fear of Pregnancy
ORIGINALLY POSTED: "You're Not Pregnant. Why Do You Think You Are?" Heather Corinna, Scarleteen, October 7, 2013 This great article from Scarleteen.com explores various concerns around teens and fear of pregnancy: You are afraid you might be pregnant. You may even be 110% convinced that you are. But you're not. You just didn't do or weren't part of any of the things that … [Read more...]
Test Your Boundaries with Exposure Therapy
It’s true that everyone has something they are afraid of or might cause them some stress. But for individuals with anxiety disorders or phobias that fear can become paralyzing. Phobias are strong and irrational fears of object ts and situations that realistically pose little to no danger. Some common phobias include fear of snakes, fear of heights, and fear of social … [Read more...]
Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia: Fears and Phobias That The Few Can Only Fantasy’s
Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia— the common person would only contribute this words uniqueness to the ridiculous number of letters and time needed to have the ability to pronounce such a silly word. However, to a very few, this word represents a deep phobia. A phobia whose irony becomes prevalent only in its defining. Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is the fear of … [Read more...]
What Is A Phobia? What Causes Phobias?
Christian Nordqvist, MEDICA NEWS TODAY, August 22, 2012 A phobia is an irrational fear, a kind of anxiety disorder in which the sufferer has a relentless dread of a situation, living creature, place or thing. People with a phobia go to great lengths to avoid a perceived danger which is much greater in their minds than in real life. If confronted with the source of their phobia, … [Read more...]