Have you ever seen a ghost or felt the presence of spirits around you? The supernatural world may be alien to you and you may not feel any fear, but the truth is that these types of paranormal events inspire fear and even terror. This is the case of spectrophobia or fear of ghosts, a disorder that can […]
Spectrophobia or fear of ghosts: are you terrified of spirits? Read More »
It is true that some phobias are more limiting while others may go a little more unnoticed or have less impact on our lives. In the case of ambulophobia or the fear or anguish of walking, we cannot let it go since walking is an essential act in our day to day. And if you are terrified of
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There are many phobias related to weather phenomena, especially storms. It is a fear that we have all experienced at some time to a greater or lesser extent, because it is really frightening when the sky turns black and is only illuminated by lightning. And when that fear is excessive, it is when it becomes
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Do you drink alcohol? Maybe you are one of those teetotalers who do not try alcohol for a personal matter, but you have no problem relating to people who do drink. Metiphobia is the fear of alcohol and it is not just about not drinking it, but it encompasses much more. We tell you in our dictionary
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It happens with many phobias that sometimes it is difficult to find the limit between logical fear and irrational fear. This is the case of glossophobia or fear of public speaking, a fear that is most natural when you have to present a project or give a speech in front of some listeners. Nervousness is normal and even healthy, avoidance
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Sometimes there are phobias that are not taken seriously because they are very similar to attitudes that can be considered normal. It should be remembered that a phobia is characterized by having a behavior that can make your life very complicated. With this in mind, today we talk about pedophobia or the fear of children and
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Fear is the instinctive reaction that we feel before an object or a situation that is a threat to our integrity. Therefore, fear is necessary. The problem is when this becomes irrational and illogical. At that time, it is considered to have become a phobia. But how many and what are the most common fears and phobias? What fears are the
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All women at some point in their lives have been afraid of getting pregnant. Who has not ever suffered when seeing that their? Who hasn’t been nervous thinking that a baby may be on the way? These specific doubts are totally normal. However, when the fear of getting pregnant or childbirth becomes something irrational and conditions your life and your behaviors,
Careful! If you are afraid of getting pregnant you may have tokophobia Read More »
We all have fears. Fear is a natural survival mechanism, which alerts us to a danger, real or imagined, and which in turn allows us to be attentive to what interests us to “control”, protect ourselves, take care of ourselves… However, not all fears are adaptive, logical or rational. Everything will depend on whether or not that fear
Fear of being wrong: consequences and useful keys to overcome fears Read More »
When sensations disconcert us, we want to find a name for what happens to us. This way we know what exactly is happening to us and we can solve it. But sometimes it happens that there are two terms that are used interchangeably even though they are not the same and we can get confused. Do you know the
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