The most common specific phobia in the general population is fear of animals particularly Dogs, snakes, Insects and mice.Other specific phobia are fear of closed spaces and fear of heights.
This unpleasant emotional cause threat of danger, pain or harm.
It’s also an anxiety disorder it’s a persistent and excessive fear of an object or situation, It time result I rapid onset of fear and are usual present for more than six months.
About 6% of student has this disorder which their parent did know or noticed in most time, It Hides talents and brilliancy it also came as an obstacles to attain academic success
This disorder have many categories like Acrophobia, Pteromerhanophobia, Claustrophobic, Eynophobia, Glossophobia etc.
ACROPHOBIA: Fear of heights.This is an intense fear of situations that involve height such as being in a tall building or using a ladder.
PTEROMERHANOPHOBIA: Fear of flying.This is a fear of being on an airplane or other flying vehicles e.g Helicopter, Jet or parachute etc.
CLAUSTROPHOBIC: Fear of enclosed space.This is a situation that involve tight or crowded spaces, somepeople don’t like being around a lot of people it makes them feels scared or uncomfortable.
EYNOPHOBIA: Fear of dogs.This is an irrational fear or hatred for dogs.
ASTRAPHOBIA: Fear of thunder& lightning. This phobia is most common in children, A sudden loud sound or lightning will surely make them feels scared .
GLOSSOPHOBIA: Fear of public speaking. This as to do with facing crowd, Imagine when someone who wants to be a Journalist or barrister has Glossophobia !! This type of phobia create fear of facing the crowd it also released & discharge negative assumptions about facing someone & people.
All this are very common in humans, Their more than 400 phobia as some may sound strange or even non-existing some may be passed down through DNA infact some celebrity has this disorder.Do you think u have yourself?
Most of this phobia develop during childhood and eventually disappear, Those that persist in adulthood rarely goes without treatment,
SURPRISING FACTS ABOUT PHOBIA
Phobia takes over the system when hormones like cortiso and adrenaline are released to the blood pressure and heart rate increases which makes breathing faster and change the blood flow, The blood will actually start flowing away from the heart into the limbs making it easier to start throwing Punch or run for your dear life.
Phobia can be caused by various things including gene brain chemistry and traumatic events, people with phobia may experience anxiety, shortness of breath. Did you noticed any of the symptoms in you?All u have to do is recogniz the category your phobia belongs to once u do that, you’ll feel empower to overcome it.
Fear can work to our advantage if we recognize it & determine to overcome it, “LIFE BEGIN’S WHERE FEAR ENDS”.
In conclusion phobia is an overwhelming and debilitating fear of an object, place, situation, feeling and animals.
Phobia are more pronounced fear, They develop when a person has an exaggerated or unrealistic sense of danger about a situation or object, It affects both men and women equally.
Solution to this, Is to discover the category which your phobia belongs too, then after that you make effort to develop courage to overcome it.
By:Olabode Mercy Yetunde
