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List of Phobia Words

A phobia is an intense fear. Often this fear is irrational and causes immobilizing terror. A phobia is a type of anxiety disorder and is usually treatable. The most common type of phobia is a simpl...
Social Anxiety Disorder or Social Phobia

...ons that involve interaction with other People. This includes the fear and anxiety of being judged and evaluated by other People. Social anxiety is often mixed up with panic disorder. People wit...
Anxiety Medications for Social Phobia

...d helps the patient interact with other people.
Hemophobia Symptoms

... are classified as an anxiety disorder. people with phobias experience strong physical and psychological reactions to whatever triggers their phobia. Consequently, many people who suffer from ph...
Causes of Paranoia

Paranoia refers to a symptom in which people become very aware of their environment and develop an unfounded observation about something. For example, an individual may think someone is following h...
Phobias--Overcoming Your Fears

... to develop into a phobia. For example, people can develop a fear of flying (aviophobia) just from hearing about a bumpy and scary plane ride a friend experienced. Most people with a phobia ...
Facts on Social Anxiety Disorder

...der is the condition of having a social phobia. The phobia is specific to performance, where you are exposed to people that are unfamiliar or you fear will be critical or scrutinize you. Because...
What Is Claustrophobia?

Claustrophobia is a condition that usually develops during the childhood or teenage years. It is classified as the intense and recurring fear of being in enclosed spaces or confined areas. In some ...
About Claustrophobia

...a causes anxiety and irrational fear in people who are frightened to be enclosed in small spaces. They may feel trapped with no way of getting out. The intensity of their feelings can lead to em...
3 Ways to Treat Social Phobia

...e most successful treatments for social phobia and is based upon the presumption that fear of interaction, relationships or social settings is driven by negative thoughts and misinterpretations ...
Signs of Anxiety & Stress

...xperiences stress and anxiety, but some People have severe anxiety and stress that affect their lives. People with anxiety and stress in their lives can suffer from physical and mental symptoms.
6 Ways to Manage Social Phobia

...While most people suffering from social phobia require support from qualified physicians and psychotherapists, it's helpful to verbalize or write a list of things that elevate your anxiety level...
How to Stop Facial Blushing

Facial blushing occurs when an individual feels that they are being judged by another, even if it is only imagined, according to researcher Ruy Miranda. This feeling of criticism can be experienced...
Desensitization Techniques for Anxiety

A phobia is a type of anxiety in which a person experiences significant, excessive or unreasonable fear when faced with, or in anticipation of facing, a specific object or situation. Examples of ph...
Conditions & Symptoms of Panic Attack

A panic attack can precede or follow a specific event, such as a public speech, or it may develop for no apparent reason. While these kind of attacks often manifest with physical symptoms, psycholo...
Anxiety Checklist

...onse to stress or pressure and can help people cope, according to researchers at the National Institute of Mental Health. It's when the anxious, fearful feelings interrupt daily actives and beco...
Most Common Mental Health Disorders

About one-quarter of all American adults suffer from a mental health disorder in any given year, according to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). The psychologist's handbook for diagnos...
Anxiety Disorder Types

...matic stress disorder (PTSD) and social phobia (or social anxiety disorder). Contact a qualified mental health care professional if you are experiencing any symptoms characteristic of these diso...
Symptoms of Severe Anxiety Disorder

...Mental Health, approximately 40 million people---nearly 18 percent of the American population---suffer from anxiety disorders. Severe anxiety is unlike short-term fear or panic associated with s...
How to Conquer Fears

... causes a physical reaction is called a phobia. You don't want a fear of dogs to keep you from visiting with friends, or fear of flying to ground you for life. If you suffer from an overwhelmin...
How to Relieve Anxiety Without a Medication

Anxiety is a natural response to stressors. However, it becomes a problem when the anxiety response is disproportionate to the stressor, or when the stressors are unavoidable, which is extremely co...
How to Cure Fear of Speaking

...e as articulate as you would like. Some people are naturally shy, while others are scared of being embarrassed by mistakes or are worried about not being funny or smart of clear enough. In any c...
3 Ways to Deal With Hypochondria

...can become familiar with your fears and phobias and offer advice and medical opinions that will help you to deal with your health in an honest and forthright manner. Over the years, this health ...
5 Things You Need to Know About Avoidant Personality Disorder

...for fear of rejection or ostracization. People with avoidant personality disorder have an extreme reaction to rejection and would rather choose loneliness rather than risk experiencing the inten...
5 Things You Need to Know About Anxiety Treatment

Many people who struggle with anxiety don't realize they need help. The first step toward conquering your anxiety is to talk with your family doctor about the symptoms you've been experiencing and...
Anxiety Symptoms in Athletes

Anxiety doesn't necessarily have to be a negative thing, especially in the world of sports. However, when anxiety becomes so overwhelming that it affects your performance, then it's concerning and ...
Emotional Symptoms of Anxiety Disorder

...isorder, obsessive-compulsive behavior, phobia and post-traumatic stress disorders, according to the University of Maryland Medical Center. Therapeutic treatment and medication usually work to r...
Medical Treatment for Anxiety Disorders

Anxiety is a feeling that everyone goes through from time to time. When it appears in small doses, it can actually be beneficial. For example, experiencing anxiety right before a sporting event can...
Agoraphobia

...e, especially to unfamiliar areas. Some people have a fear of specific conditions, such as fear of traveling a certain distance away from home, traveling to unfamiliar or crowded areas or standi...
5 Things You Need to Know About Different Types of Anxiety

...order (PTSD), panic disorder and social phobia.
Symptoms of Social Anxiety

Social anxiety is a disorder that can be extremely debilitating, isolating those who suffer with the condition, creating a life ruled by fear and worry. Unlike occasional shyness or nervousness in ...
Types of Anti-Anxiety Drugs

For some people, anxiety is a normal reaction to stress. But for others, anxiety is disabling, becoming so severe that it limits their ability to function from day to day. This is when medication m...
List of Anti-Anxiety Medicines

...s disorder to milder versions of social phobia or generalized anxiety disorder. When symptoms of anxiety begin to interfere with everyday activities, patients should seek treatment, report docto...
5 Things You Need to Know About Treating Social Anxiety Disorders

For less severe cases of social anxiety disorders, counseling and behavioral or cognitive therapy can help a patient determine the cause of their anxiety and how to deal with it. A therapist may r...
Emotional Symptoms of Anxiety

Everyone experiences stress, which can lead to anxiety. This can occur when you're about to give a presentation in front of all of your coworkers, about to walk down the aisle at your wedding or ab...
3 Ways to Overcome Social Anxiety

... sweating, dizziness and even fainting. People with social anxiety may develop problems with drugs or alcohol as they self-medicate, finding that using substances allows them to function well so...
List of Anxieties

Anxiety disorders are the most often diagnosed psychiatric illnesses. While anxiety can be a motivational force, such as worry about an upcoming exam, when you begin to worry over everything, the a...
Facts on Anxiety Therapy

...at you'll have a panic attack. Specific phobias may be based on an event that you once experienced, but now the scope of your worry has broadened to anything to do with a specific object or situ...
5 Things You Need to Know About Different Types of Mental Disorders

Mental disorders like depression and anxiety are more common or familiar to the general public than others. Rare mental disorders, like obsessive-compulsive disorder, have become popular in the med...
3 Ways to Manage Atypical Depression

...ondition such as panic disorder, social phobia or body dysmorphic disorder.

Potato Phobia!!!
- Posted On November 28, 2007 07:17:16 AM
  ...es... Anyone else got any weird food phobias?! Read More
- Posted On November 28, 2007 07:30:49 AM
  ...ainly not fries. In terms of other phobias... chocolate, tomatos, and pork. The chocolate I understand, I conditioned myself to fear the fat/sugar in it. But TOMATOS? Hahaha, that just d... Read More
EXERCISE PHOBIA

...u get older. Unfortunately, a lot of people have an aversion to exercise that puts them off even looking at a pair of trainers! But if you are an 'exercise-phobe', don't throw out your joggin...
Phobias
...ething that they have always had. My phobia is mirrors. I am scared of them! If I had my choice there would be no mirrors in my dorm room at all.
- Posted On September 17, 2008 09:54:26 AM
  I don't know if it is a phobia but I don't like to sleep with my closet door open. The funny thing is that it is okay if my boyfriends closet is open just not mine (we live together). There isn't e... Read More
- Posted On September 17, 2008 10:46:19 AM
  ... afraid of. I'm afraid of seeing other people in the mirror. I'm not so sure if it's just certain times of night when my mind plays tricks on me or what, but there are times when I see myself ... Read More
9 lbs in 12 days!~
- Posted On January 16, 2008 06:03:00 AM
  ...he results already. I can't fathom why people spend money on "diet pills" or try "fad diets". They are nothing but a "quick fix" if they even work at all. Changing your eating habits and lifes... Read More
- Posted On January 16, 2008 06:40:09 AM
  ...y about people wathcing me, I have that phobia I suppose. But amazed at just wathcing what I put in the "fuel tank" seems to really help out that is for sure!! Congrats again, and we will get "t... Read More
Frustration
- Posted On July 16, 2008 09:32:02 AM
  ...ghtloss. So the more detail the better, people can put there heads together to help you figure it out. Well you already said your diet was good so... But whatever it is your doing workout wise ... Read More
- Posted On July 16, 2008 09:35:06 AM
  ...ited amount of imformation you posted. People are WAY too concerned about the number on the scale. Do your clothes fit better? How is your energy level? Indicators like these are FAR better ... Read More
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Posted On December 11, 2007 02:46:17 PM
  ... "I’m worthless," and a person with a phobia may have the belief, "I am in danger." While the person in distress likely holds such beliefs with great conviction, with a therapist’s help, the... Read More
- Posted On February 9, 2008 07:41:39 AM
  ..., and group sessions last 2 hours. Some people may need additional sessions to learn and be able to use the new skills. You will learn how to better handle stressful situations to avoid trigg... Read More
back again....
- Posted On May 12, 2008 12:43:46 AM
  ...g it like the plague - i have a serious phobia of needles... my family dr, who i've been dealing with up until now has informed the ed clinic of this, and so they are being "considerately p... Read More
- Posted On May 12, 2008 10:16:08 AM
  ...Thursday morning and have to go home to people expecting me to be even fitter than I was at the last break (which isn't going to happen). I totally know what you mean about while engaging in ED... Read More
Fear of eating in public
- Posted On July 14, 2006 08:28:55 PM
  ...how you're gonna avoid the food and how people are gonna look at you weird cuz you are not touching your food at all - just fiddling and playing with it? I know I do. Read More
- Posted On July 16, 2006 01:35:42 PM
  ...t been aligned I munch louder than most people (with my mouth closed of course ), but still, that doesn't stop me from eating with friends or in a restaurant. Read More
Ya think you've heard it all
- Posted On March 13, 2008 08:51:32 AM
  ... legs had atrophied like how paraplegic people's do from underuse. How messed up is that?? How can the skin grow over the seat? Wouldn't you feel the need to shift around at least once in 2 y... Read More
- Posted On March 13, 2008 09:36:07 AM
  People are very odd. In my local newspaper this morning, I read a story about a woman going into the Wendy's in our town and locking herself into the bathroom with a large duffel bag. After 30 mi... Read More
red meat treated with carbon monoxide
- Posted On November 16, 2007 10:44:48 PM
  ...ry store or I get nauseous. It's like a phobia. Wouldn't eat it if you paid me... this just makes it so much worse. And people that buy produce usually care about being healthy to some extent... Read More
- Posted On November 17, 2007 08:47:48 AM
  ...ry store or I get nauseous. It's like a phobia. Wouldn't eat it if you paid me... this just makes it so much worse. And people that buy produce usually care about being healthy to some extent, ... Read More
My first "cheat" day :s
- Posted On July 24, 2008 10:09:59 AM
  ...;cheats" at all. I also kinda go a phobia of fatty foods after being in the hospital, cause they said the gal bladder problems (which wasnt the only reason I landed in the hospital) was bec... Read More
- Posted On July 24, 2008 10:22:22 AM
  Cheat days are okay! You'd have to go 3,500 calories over your MAINTENANCE calories just to gain a single pound, and there's no way you could have done that in a day - any weight you "gain&quo... Read More
Ugh I think I might be losing my mind!!!
I have a debilitating phobia of roaches ugh just typing the word makes me gag. I know some of you who live in really cold weather probably don't have to deal with these evil creatures but down sou...
- Posted On January 13, 2008 07:41:29 AM
  ...ore, but when I worked in the hospital, people would come in with earaches sometimes, and the ENT would find that roaches had crawled into their ears at night and set up shop. So I would make s... Read More
- Posted On January 13, 2008 08:00:36 AM
  ...comment about cockroaches crawling into people's ears at night is horrific! I might have nightmares about that now, even all the way up here in Northern Maine! It reminds me of a Star Trek epis... Read More
varied vegetarians
...way you have some legs to stand on when people begin to ask questions. There are several reasons for becoming a vegetarian health/animal rights/environmental Any thoughts?
- Posted On March 18, 2007 08:35:42 PM
  That's kind of interesting that people are still worried over a nutrient deficiency; esp, when you're still consuming dairy/eggs/fish. You'll be fine, and it'll just be a matter of educating those ... Read More
- Posted On March 19, 2007 05:35:51 AM
  ...cations is due to a poor lifestyle. The people cited above, well, there's is do to poor eating and lack of exercise without much of an expectation for change. Thanx! Read More
yes I did
Went to the gym at lunch time. Got in a 35 minute intervals on the elliptical. Then got home from work and went for a walk with my daughter and our dog and on the way home had to fend off a pit bul...
- Posted On March 9, 2009 06:23:33 PM
  Other people's dogs scare me alot. Good for you for being able to get out of it without anyone getting hurt. Hopefully the pitt bulls owner will keep that dog locked up. Definitel... Read More
- Posted On March 9, 2009 08:54:57 PM
  ...ame from. I still have a bit of a phobia with dogs chasing me. I should grab a pepper spray canister and keep it in my jersey but I keep forgetting to buy one. Read More
back in the saddle AGAIN?
...e desire to avoid emotions the "feeling phobia." Also, food gives you a way to replace bad feelings with the pleasurable experience of eating. I call the pleasurable experience that food provide...
- Posted On July 18, 2007 09:54:20 AM
  Welcome back! I saw that article, too. It's a good one ^.^ Read More
- Posted On July 19, 2007 10:59:40 AM
  yeah, i have that problem and i'm really trying to get over it. i hope you make your goals this time! Read More
Welcome home.. you're fat.
... hours due to sketchy terminal bathroom phobia. Hadnt slept in almost 40 hours and was starving and full of urine amongst other things... yes. So I get home and first thing I get a call from...
- Posted On March 11, 2008 11:16:46 AM
  ...ger King and the bagel never happened). People, especially family are the first to pick up on just a general change of attitude, lifestyle, choices and attitude. I haven't seen my adoptive m... Read More
- Posted On March 11, 2008 01:16:24 PM
  ...mment your mom made.... Hmmm? Sometimes people think that when you lose weight you have to see a big difference right away. Naw, it just doesn't work that way. Regardless what the scale says, yo... Read More
I starting to enjoy cooking but....
... to do them but if I want to avoid that phobia I mentioned the other day I better get to them ug ug ug!!!! Tomorrow is another day people! DDT lets kick some booty! It's also the day before ...
- Posted On January 14, 2008 06:54:45 PM
  I hate washing dishes too, I wish someone else in my house would stop being so lazy and actually HELP in that department, I think the rule in the universe should be...THE COOK should not wash the d... Read More
- Posted On January 14, 2008 07:25:00 PM
  we have that rule for the most part...but alot of the times we cook together so then we both have to clean lol Read More
my dog is mentally damaged. Im convinced.
...rky, to completely damaged. my dog, people, is now afraid of the FLOOR. you heard me folks. The floor. she wont walk out of her kennel, or anywhere there isnt a blanket/carpet or couch. ...
- Posted On October 20, 2008 12:23:11 PM
  ...ust...how do you get a dog over a FLOOR phobia? You poor thing! :-/ Read More
- Posted On October 20, 2008 01:32:54 PM
  I think I saw a dog with shiny floor phobia on Cesar or one of those shows once (it slipped and fell i think). I don't remember exactly what happened, but maybe it's online somewhere. T... Read More
Sweetners!
...etner so i dont have one! haha i have a phobia i guess.
- Posted On April 19, 2008 03:06:37 PM
  ...the wood poison and fat rats dont scare people off sweetners i dont know what will!haha i'm definitely going to look into those Hansen drinks too Read More
- Posted On April 19, 2008 04:27:41 AM
  Chances are it won't hurt you, but it's not great to use sweeteners. Try light brown sugar (I think it's 20 cals per serving...but it's safe, and I know you can spare 20 cals...) or even the sugar... Read More
Has anyone tried that Fat Flush Diet?
- Posted On April 10, 2007 07:02:15 PM
  Phobia. Don't get mad at me but I don't like to get harassed about how i don't. Not to say that you are mad at me. It's just that after someone finds this out they feel the need to raise thei... Read More
- Posted On April 10, 2007 07:22:46 PM
  ...re are things like that which I do that people get mad at me for too, and I don't think anyone has the right to yell at you for that. Sorry if I came off that way, I was just curious. I'm s... Read More

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