?Mad Man? asked:


Ok, she always had different thoughts, lately she is afraid of the telephone ! for example if she switches on her mobile phone and she sees she had a phonecall from an unknown number or a number she does not recognize, she is very scared that someone called her to tell her something bad, or that they are after her and she is scared and depressed about it until she finds out that nothing is wrong etc etc etc. is this normal for people with ocd ??? and how can i calm her down ???? thanks !

A woman that has a phobia of ants walks into a room that is covered with pictures of ants. This phobia they have means they cannot even look at a picture of an ant without going into a panic attack. She continues looking in the room for live ants. She looks under the chair, under the desk and even under the trash can, where they like to lurk. Fifteen minutes later, she is standing there with an ant on her hand and a smile on her face. Don’t you think this would be done by a remarkable therapist?

No, probably not. In fact, this type of thing happens all the time. Basically, when you are dealing with the human mind, anything is possible. Is this a remarkable treatment? Of course it is. This woman has just gotten the chance to experience the fast phobia cure that everyone has been talking about. Prepare yourself to learn about curing phobias.

Okay, what is the fast phobia cure? Basically, it is exactly like it sounds. It is a tool that is very effective that many psychotherapists use in the world today. It is said that it is ninety percent successful at getting rid of those phobias. That’s right, it is known for curing that phobia fast. As an example, we have seen it cure in about fifteen minutes.

Many individuals experience some type of traumatic experience in their lives that is very upsetting. When you come across those events, those memories that are not so pleasant start to upset the mind. If you have a phobia, then your mind is going to recall that trauma that you went through. You may not have memories of the event, but it is still in your mind. These type of memories are held in the emotional part of the human brain.

Getting rid of those memories is the brain is the sure way to curing phobias. This is something that those fast phobia cures use.

By: Trevor Johnson

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ChiLatino asked:

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Once the fear has been triggered the physical reaction can lead to a cycle of distress. The body responds to any naturally stressful situation by tensing up. This helps the person perform better. However if the reaction is misinterpreted and excessive this can lead to unnecessarily high levels of tension.

Although a sufferer may realise that the muscular pain and breathing difficulties they are experiencing are merely a response to stress; if the bodily reaction is extreme enough it may give rise to a fear of the symptoms of phobia: a fear of the fear. Anticipation of this discomfort, the fear of chest pain or hyperventilation can produce the stress that triggers these symptoms.

Some of the physical symptoms of phobia include:

shaking/trembling

sweating excessively

nausea

dizziness

hyperventilation

chest pain

freezing

As fear levels increase, the mental processes intensify and distort. A phobic person will overestimate the danger they are in and underestimate their ability to cope. For example someone with a fear of driving will overestimate the dangers of road travel while underestimating their own driving ability. In this way they may lose all sense of perspective. They expect disaster to be the only outcome. This is called catastrophising.

Some of the common mental processes associated with phobia include:

catastrophising

ignoring the positive

exaggerating

over generalizing

looking for disaster

thinking in all or nothing terms.

As for psychological treatment, among the most effective are CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) and CGBT (Cognitive Group Behavioural Therapy). In supportive environments, social phobics can learn to address their fears and can steadily overcome them.

With the help of a therapist, they can develop strategies for coping and find a more constructive way of viewing their fears. The advantage of group therapy is that they can meet and interact with fellow sufferers, which will help them to realise that they are not facing their problems alone.

By: Steve Hill

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edgar asked:


Im very claustraphobic, cant stand enclosed places. second would heights, i just dont like them, lol.

Brooklynn P asked:


these are all my phobia:
autophobia
belonephobia
chiraptophobia
coulrophobia
decidophobia
demonophobia
dishabiliophobia (used to)
enosiophobia
ermophobia
glossophobia
hadephobia
hypengyophobia
isolophobia
lockiophobia
maniaphobia

Why do you suppose i have so many?
and what are some of ur phobias?
oh i forgot the worst one
closterphobia
idk how you spell it

kaat. asked:


I was just wondering what really strange phobias you have heard of, or maybe you yourself even have a strange phobia.

Please tell (: