All You Need To Know About Phobias

All You Need To Know About Phobias



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What is the meaning of phobia?
A phobia is a type of anxiety disorder defined by a persistent and excessive fear of an object or situation. The phobia typically results in a rapid onset of fear and is present for more than six months. Usually a person has phobias to a number of objects or situations.
A phobia is a type of anxiety disorder defined by a persistent and excessive fear of an object or situation. ... Usually a person has phobias to a number of objects or situations. Phobias can be divided into specific phobias, social phobia, and agoraphobia.

What causes phobias?
Many phobias develop as a result of having a negative experience or panic attack related to a specific object or situation. Genetics and environment. There may be a link between your own specific phobia and the phobia or anxiety of your parents - this could be due to genetics or learned behavior.

Are phobias permanent? 
Specific phobias are among the most common anxiety disorders, and not all phobias need treatment. But if a specific phobia affects your daily life, several therapies are available that can help you work through and overcome your fears - often permanently.

Can phobias be cured?
Almost all phobias can be successfully treated and cured.

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Simple phobias can be treated through gradual exposure to the object, animal, place or situation that causes fear and anxiety. This is known as desensitisation or self-exposure therapy.

Lists of Phobias; 
1. Achluophobia - Fear of darkness
2. Acrophobia - Fear of heights
3. Aerophobia - Fear of flying
4. Algophobia - Fear of pain
5. Agoraphobia - Fear of open spaces or crowds
6. Aichimophobia - Fear of pointed objects
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Amaxophobia - Fear of riding in a car
8. Androphobia - Fear of men
9. Anginophobia - Fear of angina or choking
10. Anthrophobia - Fear of flowers
11. Anthropophobia - Fear of people or society
12. Aphenphosmphobia - Fear of being touched
13. Arithmophobia - Fear of numbers
14. Astraphobia - Fear inof thunder and lightning
15. Ataxophobia - Fear of disorder or untidiness
16. Atelophobia - Fear of imperfection
17. Atychiphobia - Fear of failure
18. Autophobia - Fear of being alone
19. Bacteriophobia - Fear of bacteria
20. Barophobia - Fear of gravity
21. Bathmophobia - Fear of stairs and steep slopes
22. Batrachophobia - Fear of amphibians
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Belonephobia - Fear of pins and needles
24. Bibliophobia - Fear of books
25. Botanophobia - Fear of plants
26. Cacophobia - Fear of ugliness
27. Catagelophobia - Fear of being ridiculed
28. Catoptrophobia - Fear of mirrors
29. Chionophobia - Fear of snow
30. Chromophobia - Fear of colors
31. Chronomentrophobia - Fear of clocks
32. Claustrophobia - Fear of confined places
33. Coulrophobia - Fear of clowns
34. Cyberphobia - Fear of computers
35. Cynophobia - Fear of dogs
36. Dendrophobia - Fear of trees
37. Dentophobia - Fear of dentists
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Domatophobia - Fear of houses
39. Dystychiphobia - Fear of accidents
40. Ecophobia - Fear of the home
41. Elurophobia - Fear of cats
42. Entomphobia - Fear of insects
43. Ephebiphobia - Fear of teenagers
44. Equinophobia - Fear of horses
45. Gamophobia - Fear of marriage
46. Genuphobia - Fear of knees
47. Glossophobia - Fear of speaking in public
48. Gynophobia - Fear of women
49. Heliophobia - Fear of the sun
50. Hemophobia - Fear of blood
51. Herpetophobia -bFear of reptiles
52. Hydrophobia - Fear of water
53. Hypochonria - Fear of illness
54. Iatrophobia - Fear of doctors
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Koinoniphobia - Fear of rooms
56. Leukophobia - Fear of color white
57. Lilapsophobia - Fear of tornadoes and hurricanes
58. Mageirocophobia - Fear of cooking
59. Megalophobia - Fear of large things
60. Melanophobia - Fear of color black
61. Microphobia - Fear of small things
62. Mysophobia - Fear of dirt and germs
63. Necrophobia - Fear of death and dead things
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Noctiphobia - Fear of the night
65. Obesophobia - Fear of gaining weight
66. Octophobia - Fear of the figure 8
67. Ophidiophobia - Fear of snakes
68. Ornithophobia - Fear of birds
69. Papyrophobia - Fear of papers
70. Pathophobia - Fear of disease
71. Pedophobia - Fear of children
72. Philophobia - Fear of love
73. Phobophobia - Fear of phobias
74. Podophobia - Fear of feet
75. Porphyrophobia - Fear of purple
76. Pteridophobia - Fear of ferns
77. Pyrophobia - Fear of fire
78. Samhainophobia - Fear of haloween
79. Scolionophobia - Fear of school
80. Selenophobia - Fear of moon
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Sociophobia - Fear of social evolution
82. Somniphobia - Fear of sleep
83. Tachophobia - Fear of speed
84. Technophobia - Fear of technology
85. Tryparophobia - Fear of injections
86. Venustraphobia - Fear of beautiful women
87. Verminophobia - Fear of germs
88. Wiccaphobia - Fear of witches and witchcraft
89. Xenophobia - Fear of strangers or foreigners
90. Zoophobia - Fear of animals

PROPOSED PHOBIA:
Helminthophobia- Fear to worm
Scopophobia – fear of being looked at or stared at
Pteronophobia is the fear of being tickled by feathers
Thantophobia, a fear of losing someone you love.
Ranidaphobia- fear/dislike of frogs.
Koryophobia- fear/dislike of the Koreans.
Lesbophobia- fear/dislike of lesbians.
Ranidaphobia- fear/dislike of frogs..
Pornophobia - dislike of fear of pornography; may be used in reference to the opposition to visual nudity.
Algophobia-- fear of pain.
Koryophobia- fear/dislike of the Koreans.
Thanatophobia-the fear of death. 
Astraphobia – fear of thunder and lightning.
Phasmophobia – fear of ghosts or phantoms.
Haphephobia- is the fear of being touched.
Lesbophobia- fear/dislike of lesbians.
Scopophobia – fear of being looked at or stared at.
Pornophobia - dislike of fear of pornography; may be used in reference to the opposition to visual nudity.
Psychophobia – fear/dislike of mental illness or the mentally ill.
Transphobia- fear/dislike of transgender people.
Basiphobia -the fear of falling. 
Theophobia - the fear of God. 
Dromophobia – fear of crossing streets.
Algophobia-- fear of pain.
Phonophobia- fear of loud sound.
Astraphobia – fear of thunder and lightning.
Ablutophobia-- fear of bathing, washing,or cleaning.
Thanatophobia-the fear of death. 
Aerophobia-the fear of flying
Trypophobia - the fear of holes.
Thanatophobia-the fear of death.
Haphephobia- is the fear of being touched.
Phasmophobia – fear of ghosts or phantoms.
Almost all phobias can be successfully treated and cured. Simple phobias can be treated through gradual exposure to the object, animal, place or situation that causes fear and anxiety. This is known as desensitisation or self-exposure therapy.

Mania:
Mania is a high state that happens when you have a mental illness called bipolar disorder. Your mood can swing from day to day or over weeks or months from the lows of depression to the highs of mania. During the mania stage, you may feel good and full of energy. Mania and bipolar disorder are serious medical issue that require treatment. 
It is a period of extreme high energy or mood associated with bipolar disorder. Everyone's moods and energy levels change throughout the day and over time. But mania is a serious change from the way a person normally thinks or behaves, and it can last for weeks or even months.
Is mania a sickness?
Bipolar disorder is a mental illness that causes dramatic shifts in a person's mood, energy and ability to think clearly.

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People with bipolar experience high and low moods-known as mania and depression-which differ from the typical ups-and-downs most people experience.
What is hypomania?
Hypomania is a milder form of mania. If you're experiencing hypomania, your energy level is higher than normal, but it's not as extreme as in mania. Other people will notice if you have hypomania. It causes problems in your life, but not to the extent that mania can. If you have hypomania, you won't need to be hospitalized for it.
People with bipolar II disorder may experience hypomania that alternates with depression.
Are there differences between mania and hypomania?
The answer is yes. The main difference between mania and hypomania is the intensity of the symptoms. Symptoms of mania are much more intense than those of hypomania.
While they vary in intensity, most of the symptoms of mania and hypomania are the same. The key symptoms include:
 1. Having higher-than-normal energy levels.
 2. Being restless or unable to sit still
having a decreased need for sleep.
 3. Having increased self-esteem or confidence, or grandiosity.
 4. Being extremely talkative.
 5. Having a racing mind, or having lots of new ideas and plan.
 6. Being easily distracted.
 7. Engaging in risky behavior, such as having impulsive sex, gambling with life savings, or going on big spending sprees.
 8. Having increased sexual desire.
 9. Having decreased inhibitions.
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Taking on multiple projects with no way of finishing them
During a manic or hypomanic phase, you may not be able to recognize these changes in yourself. If others mention that you're not acting like yourself, you're not likely to think that anything is wrong.

How are they diagnosed?
During your appointment, your doctor will likely take your medical history and do a physical exam. It's important that you tell your doctor about all the prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) medications and supplements you take, as well as any illicit drugs you may have taken.
Diagnosing mania and hypomania can be complicated. For instance, you may not be aware of some symptoms or how long you've been having them. Also, if you have depression but your doctor is unaware of manic or hypomanic behavior, they may diagnose you with depression instead of bipolar disorder.

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