Many phobias are surprising to us because we do not see any danger in the stimulus that causes this irrational and excessive fear. This is the case of leukophobia or fear of the color white, a disorder that exists and that introduces many limitations and problems in the lives of people who suffer from it. If you want […]
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Do not confuse repulsion or rejection with phobia, something that sometimes occurs in the case of scolekiphobia or fear of worms. We are facing a phobic disorder towards an animal that may seem quite normal to us and that is not very limiting or dysfunctional, since it is not frequent to find worms. But that doesn’t
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We tirelessly seek happiness and learn to find it in the simplest things and also within ourselves. And it is true that today there is a current that practically requires us to be happy, which can cause us some pressure when it comes to living. However, there are people who do not seek happiness, but
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What is fear for? Fear is necessary in our lives in order to protect ourselves from danger, and the same is true of anxiety. A different case is phobias, which are already a disorder that affects our normal activity. And there are phobias of all kinds, more specific or more general, as in the case of panophobia or fear of everything.
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Some phobias Surprise us because we cannot find that dangerous element in the stimulus that causes them, but in others we can see it perfectly. This is the case of monophobia or fear of mushrooms, a disorder that has an obvious and logical origin in the danger posed by some varieties of fungi. We tell you everything about monophobia
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There are phobias that are more common, while others we have never heard of but they exist. There are also phobias that a large number of people have felt to a greater or lesser intensity at some point in their lives and this is the case of claustrophobia. Hasn’t it ever happened to you that you felt certain
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There is a phobia that only affects women, specifically 2-3% of the female population and to which less attention is paid than it should be. We are talking about homophobia or the fear of becoming pregnant and childbirth, a disorder that can prevent you from starting a family due to intense and disproportionate fear. We tell you
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When you suffer from phobia, one of the most obvious consequences is that of avoidance. Avoiding the situation that causes you anxiety is a natural reaction and depending on what the phobia is about, you can carry it out or not. There are things that cannot be avoided on a day-to-day basis, while other phobias
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There are many types of phobias. You can be afraid of specific or general situations, sensations, weather phenomena, places, animals, and even certain colors. This is what happens with chrysophobia or fear of the color orange, a disorder that is as surprising as it is irrational and limiting because we continually encounter this color in our day to day. We tell
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The world of phobias covers all imaginable areas. From animals to sensations, going through objects or specific places. Some of them are related to the environment or nature and that is why there is a phobia at night or a phobia of storms, for example. On this occasion we are talking about aqua phobia, also known
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