In a matter of phobias there is nothing decided. There are phobias that everyone knows and understands, such as arachnophobia or the fear of flying, for example. But there are also many phobias that affect the lives of many people in two ways: on the one hand, due to the very inability that the phobia in question produces and, […]
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Facing fear is not easy when it has already become and in the case of atychiphobia it can be paralyzing. If you are wondering what atyquiphobia or fear of failure is, we will tell you about it in our dictionary. It is clear that we all have a certain fear of failing, but when that fear becomes an irrational
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You can find it under the name of gerontophobia, gerantophobia or gerascophobia, but in all cases it speaks of the same problem: the fear of aging. Obsessed as we are with staying young forever, the traces that the passage of time leaves on our bodies can create some phobias, such as this gerontophobia. In addition, it not only
Gerontophobia or gerascophobia: this is the fear of aging Read More »
There are all kinds of phobias and some of them are most surprising to us. This is the case of mageirochophobia or fear of cooking, a disorder that, depending on the life situations, can cause many limitations and even food health problems. While some people relax by cooking, for others the kitchen is a place more akin
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Being afraid is completely normal. In fact, it is an instinctive reaction of the human being to what he considers a threat to his survival. However, when this fear becomes uncontrollable and conditions his life of him, we begin to talk about phobias. There are an almost infinite number of phobias, since any element or situation that surrounds
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Have you ever left your mobile phone at home? If this has been the case, how did you feel when you put your hand in your bag and see that your mobile phone is not with you? You may have just gotten angry and forgotten after a few minutes, but for many people, this can be
Nomophobia: are you afraid of not taking your mobile with you? Read More »
The world of phobias is sometimes complicated when related to other health disorders. This is the case of obesophobia, a problem closely linked to eating disorders such as anorexia or bulimia that can cause very serious consequences. It’s not just fear; it’s the entire sociocultural context that rejects extra pounds. In our dictionary of phobias we tell you everything
Obesophobia, the irrational fear of gaining weight or fat people Read More »
Fear is a universal and adaptive emotion, which protects us from dangers and allows us to adapt to the environment in which we live. However, when that fear is paralyzing, too intense, disproportionate and/or irrational, we no longer speak of fears but of specific phobias. You can develop a phobia of practically any situation or object
Eisoptrophobia or fear of looking in the mirror: how do you know if you have it? Read More »
The mind is so complicated that many times it surprises us with unsuspected phobias. There are more common phobias and rare phobias; there are phobias that are better understood and phobias for which you cannot find any explanation, but all of them must be made visible because it is an important emotional disorder. On this
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It is necessary to go to the dentist regularly to guarantee good oral health. It is not merely a matter of aesthetics but of health, so it is important. However, some phobias such as Dentophobia can cause us to postpone or even avoid going to the dentist out of fear. Or out of panic. We tell you everything about Dentophobia
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