Phobia Questions

Aisling asked:


Is it that one is rational and the other isn’t?
Or something to that effect?
Thanx in advance!
Diderot just wondering so..
If a person says they are scared of spiders, do they have arachnaphobia?

< Roger That > asked:


What’s your favorite/least favorite song on Breaking Benjamin’s new album? Why?

Is Halloween the official holiday for Alliumphobia? Actually, there is no seasonal restriction on Alliumphobia but it stands to reason that when monster costumes are on display in the stores that legends surrounding them come forward. Most people know that garlic is supposed to stop vampires and werewolves cold in their tracks, right? Would you be surprised to learn that creatures of the night are not the only ones that are affected in adverse ways by exposure to garlic? I’m sure that by now your curiosity has been peaked and that you are dying to know what the weird phobia of Alliumphobia is all about and what does it have to do with scary monsters.

WHAT IS ALLIUMPHOBIA?

Alliumphobia is the fear of garlic. As far fetched as it may seem, there are people who are afraid of garlic. It seems there is a phobia for everything these days and the symptoms for this one are pretty much the same as the symptoms for any other phobia. If you suffer from Alliumphobia you might experience the same feelings of nausea, dizziness and fears of dying as those who have a fear of flying.

WHERE DOES ALLIUMPHOBIA COME FROM?

While an unnatural fear of flying might be rooted in a person’s previous unpleasant experiences in an aircraft, I doubt that anybody has lost a loved one due to overexposure to garlic cloves. So, if Alliumphobia can’t be traced back to a loved one’s death being caused by exposure to garlic, what’s would cause people to suffer a fear of it? We can only accept that what may be commonplace and boring to one person may be horrifying to another.

WHAT DOES ALLIUMPHOBIA DO TO YOU?

Your body may react to fear in any number of negative ways as we know. When exposed to garlic, the alliumphobic may begin to perspire profusely, become dizzy and disoriented. Unless you suffer some kind of food allergy to garlic, we believe that garlic itself is not dangerous, in fact most scientists view it as holding many health benefits. It’s the fear that comes from being exposed to garlic that is dangerous to people suffering from this particular phobia. Many believe that the possible cause of strange and unusual phobias is a disruption of the energy system within the human body.

WHO SUFFERS FROM ALLIUMPHOBIA?

I don’t know any alliumphobics, but when I read about it I couldn’t help but wonder if some poor person suffering from it had been mobbed by superstitious villagers in ancient times. Imagine what magical powers garlic was considered to hold by those good citizens of long ago if the simple act of waving it in somebody’s face sent them into spasms of fear. Modern education has not eliminated this reaction in many people. While I don’t have the actual numbers on hand, it’s said that there are still many people that currently suffer from the phobia of Alliumphobia.

IS THERE A CURE for ALLIUMPHOBIA?

Alliumphobia is treated the same as any other phobia or unreasonable fear. Doesn’t it seem that every doctor or therapist has come up with the cure to beat all cures when it comes to fears and how to face them? In fact, I think that is a popular method for treatment at this time; facing your fears. So are we to think that the best cure for alliumphobia would be to eat more spaghetti, pizza or would it be more efficient to hang a necklace of garlic bulbs around the neck?

By: Jan Bay

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Commitment phobia is the fear and avoidance of having to commit to anything, relationships in particular.

You may be wondering what kind of treatment is available for commitment phobia.?First the person has to want the help and be willing to work with a therapist.? The therapist or counsellor needs to determine whether or not the person truly is a commitment phobic or if there is some other personality disorder present.?If it is determined that the person truly has a commitment phobia, then the therapist and her client need to work on uncovering what triggered the problem.
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However, what is certain is that the person has a problem and that problem is feeling bad in some way, whether the feeling is labelled “commitment phobia” or not!? The good news is that it is much easier to work directly with changing a feeling than it is to go the old fashioned Freudian style of uncovering childhood traumas or skeletons in the cupboard.
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Understanding the roots of a life limiting behaviour does not necessarily alter it.?Changing the way you feel, on the other hand, always alters behaviour.?Once we have established that we can work directly with feelings, the spotlight shifts from the so-called commitment phobia itself to a completely different area: does the person with the behaviour accept that he or she actually has a problem?
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This is much trickier, especially as there are always two of you in a relationship.?The “commitment phobic” can always say – and truly believe – that he is not the one with the problem, but that there is some flaw in you that causes him to stray or run away altogether.?And if you are the one on the receiving end of that, your self confidence can take some serious blows.
It is for these reasons that I included both self esteem rebuilding strategies and a powerful process to easily change feelings in my program to mend a broken heart: “How To Trust Love Again When Your Heart’s Been Broken.”
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My advice about commitment phobia then becomes much simpler.?First, stop labelling it.?The very term “commitment phobia” or “commitment phobic” sounds like a disease, and no one likes to be labeled “diseased.”?It’s behaviour that one of you at least finds difficult.?If the person with the behaviour does not have a problem with it, then actually they are not going to change it.?We never change behaviors that feel more comfortable than the alternatives.?
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Secondly, understand that to change behaviour, you first need to change how you feel – not about each other, but inside.?It’s not difficult when you realise one thing: if you’re commitment phobic, then ironically, you are committed to the behaviour of phobia!
It sounds like a joke but it isn’t.?It is your lifeline.?Somewhere you know what it feels like to be committed to something, even if that commitment is not conscious and is not producing the outcome you desire.?Harness the feeling and you have the key to change.

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avengedsevenfold46 asked:

as blood runs blacks “my fears have become phobias” interpretation

cchheeeerr asked:


I want to know what phobia i have. I can sneeze all i want, its just other people sneezing… i freak out! especially in closed areas.

aaiic asked:


This is a real phobia that people believe is a joke. Those of us who suffer from it no otherwise. It would be good to find kindred sufferers.

xxxSUAZExxx asked:


K. well im like DEEPLY TERRIFIED of being picked up!!!! i wanted to know if that was a real phobia… i googled it and i cant find anything….. :/ so can anyone help??!! pleases!!
picked up as in off the ground. like getting lifted.
my friend tries to lift me but i start to scream!!! lol

Hannah asked:


I have a horrible fear of y innr wrists or anyone elses. I **** talking about it. I cover my face if someone tries to show it to me. What is this called?