A phobia is an anxiety or a extreme feeling of fear when you
are in a certain situation or if u see a particular “trigger”. Phobias can be
rational like a germphobia or they can be irrational like Arachibutyrophobia:
being afraid of peanut butter sticking to the top of your mouth.
Millions of people in
the world have phobias; a somewhat common phobia is arachnophobia, which is the
fear of spiders. Most people only feel afraid if they are in that situation but
with some it can take over their life, but not to worry there are loads of ways
to get rid of a phobia.
Talking to your GP about this you can tell them and
they can refer you to Cognitive behavioural therapy. This is a therapy were you
can discuss what you are afraid of and try to ration it out. If the phobia
comes from a stressful event it will most likely go away after the therapy. You
can also be put on anti-depressants; not because you are depressed but because
it can take away the anxiety.
By Tanya Kuzmich
By Tanya Kuzmich
