There is a fine line between social phobia, shyness and introversion, so fine that we sometimes confuse the terms. How many times have you refused to go to a party saying that you are too shy when in reality you are an introvert and you did not feel like seeing so many people? We tend to […]
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There are phobias that you can easily overcome in life and almost go unnoticed while other phobias can be very limiting. This is the case of cainophobia or fear of new experiences, a disorder whose consequences go beyond vital immobility. In our dictionary of phobias we talk about cainophobia. What is cainophobia? Kainophobia is the fear of the new or
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Not all phobias are incomprehensible to us and it is true that sometimes we confuse repulsion with a phobic disorder. It is the case of spiders, for example, that not everyone who claims to suffer from arachnophobia really suffers from it, but rather it is just a disgust or disgust towards the animal. The same goes
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Do you like Halloween? Because it is a party that generates its likes and phobias. And never better said, since Samhainophobia or the fear of Halloween is more than a rejection of the celebration itself, it is a real panic of this party and everything that surrounds it. We tell you everything about Samhainophobia in our phobia. What is
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Have you ever had the flu? Sure you have and sure you have survived it, since you are here reading this article. In recent weeks, a virus has taken center stage and even the reins of international agendas. And, of course, in this situation, the fear of contagion spreads faster than the virus itself. The coronavirus has caused such
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All phobias are limiting and most of them end up damaging social life especially. But there are some more dangerous phobias because they are related to health, such as iatrophobia or fear of the doctor, a disorder that prevents you from going to the medical center when you should. In our dictionary of phobias
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Phobias towards animals are common, although some are more understandable than others. Almost no one is surprised to be afraid of spiders, but what if you are afraid of cats? In principle, the cat is not a dangerous animal to be feared and most people adore these animals. In our dictionary of phobias we talk
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They say that fear is free and that each person fears certain situations. Fear in itself is not something negative, except when it becomes something irrational and excessive and the possible danger is magnified. It is then when we talk about phobia or phobic disorder and that occurs in the case of parturiphobia or fear of childbirth. This
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Arachnophobia, claustrophobia, trip phobi. You will have heard of all these irrational fears and, in fact, it is possible that you suffer from them too. These types of disorders, which can manifest in very different ways, are more common than one might think at first. But how does a phobia develop? How do you get to the point of
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All phobias limit your life in one way or another because the habitual behavior is the avoidance of the stimulus that produces the fear. If you are afraid of flying, you will avoid getting on a plane and if you are afraid of dogs, you will avoid walking down the street to avoid any meeting. And what
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