Can you tell me eneything about ofidiofobia? The only hing that is neccesary is that information is phsyhological. You'd really help me with any kind of answers. Thanks
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Symptoms of ophidiophobia: \nSeeing a snake or only thinking about a snake can result in the following symptoms:\nbreathlessness, dizziness, excessive sweating, nausea, dry mouth, feeling sick, shaking, heart palpitations, inability to speak or think clearly, a fear of dying, becoming mad or losing control, a sensation of detachment from reality or a full blown anxiety attack. \n\nYou are not the only one to suffer from ophidiophobia. Most sufferers are surprised to learn that they are far from alone in this surprisingly common, although often unspoken, phobia. \n\nOphidiophobia is an intense fear of something that poses little or no actual danger. While adults with ophidiophobia realize that these fears are irrational, they often find that facing, or even thinking about facing, the feared situation brings on a panic attack or severe anxiety.
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How come people show concern about it this much?  Like some other person said, for a big number of the world male population this is normal.  I think this is one of the things that have been recorded on people's mind, I swear.  Why there is not a lot of repulsion toward the female reproductive organ.  As I see it, there are more opportunities for it to be of concern.  A lot more of skin goin this way and the other.  A cavity for breeding of all kind of nasties.  But you know, I am not concerned, because I was not taught in that belief (maybe I should)
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Clearly, your thoughts are quite accurate.\nThere is lots of information available about Toxins and the Immune System. Dr. Grace Ziem MD,http://www.chemicalinjury.net/index.htm\n\n and Dr. Martin Pall  http://molecular.biosciences.wsu.edu/Faculty/pall/pall_mcs.htm\nas well as many other doctors write about this.\n\nGood Reading: \n\nGo to Environmental Health Perspectives and read more about the environment and your health. Lots of good info there. http://www.ehponline.org/\n\nStill need more... Look up MCS and see all the info available on Multiple Chemical Sensitivity.
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Having a phobia means that the fear that you have gets in the way of doing everyday tasks. For example, if you were to avoid seeing your boyfriend or going to public places for fear of being touched, that would qualify as a phobia. Even if you don't think it's that serious, if it's really bothering you, you could always see a therapist and try to talk through it. Good luck!
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A phobia is an extreme fear of a particular thing or situation, especially one that cannot be reasonably explained.\n\nI don't know what a fobia is.
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Best way to avoid a phobia?  How about just avoid it or over come it.  I have a phobia of highs.  I don't climb ladders or anything and I don't even like to watch people go up high.  I just DON'T do what ever scares me.\n\nIf that is NOT what you ment, you need to CLEARIFY!
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I have a therapist friend who does hypnotherapy and he often discusses the positive outcomes of the treatment... I was shocked that some of the things treated, namely chronic pain issues, that resulted in highly successful outcomes. I say go for it! Living with a phobia is not easy...there are several methods of treatment with hypnotherapy and flooding being only two of them. Meaning if one doesnt work, dont give up...Good luck and take care!
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I have one. His name is Pin. I could not care less if you think it sounds crazy, I did too. I do not really see anything ( there are different types of ghosts) I feel movement on the back of my motercycle seat as if someone is sitting there, I feel someone kicking the back of the seat in the car, I put something down ( I am systematic to a fault, everything in the same place all the time... keys, wallet watch, cell phone etc...) and will find them in obscure places in the house. Some of those places I had not been to in days. I do know that a ghost can choose thier host. If one chooses you, you are fortunate. Say hello now and then and your luck will increase ten-fold. Try it and you will see. I imagine the reason you ask is because you have experienced something. Join my blog group if you have actual ghost experience and discuss it. "Simiensane" hosted on myspace.com.
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Does she has anyone in her family that suffers essential tremors? How old is she? If so she might be having some neurological diosrder, but a lot of shaking "for nothing" can go on stress, fear - anxiety. If it happens during the social situations it must be that she is having social anxiety....try noticing details, when it happens - when she is calm at home, when she is out, which situations makes it more, is it all the time? That all could be parametars for what she has. All the best!
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wow...didn't know all that...good info...i agree..it is a type of mental disorder...kinda like over eaters, thieves, drunkards, and so on....people who say it has been around for a long time and say its normal...so has murder is that normal...and if it is so normal...why does is go against natural law...they can't reproduce themselves...how does it exist if it is not a mental condition? so i guess we made the wrong decision...
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My girlfriend is disturbed by certain repeating natural patterns. Especially things contained within other things. (Hard to explain, examples: honeycombs, strawberries, sliced pomegranetes where she can see the seeds, etc.)\n\nMy guess is she would also be freaked out by the pattern of a whole garlic sliced in half. Let me get one and slice it and I'll let you know.\n\n\n\n...not her favourite, but it's not as disturbing for her as other things.
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1) a cold? yeah a ton of em.  None this year so far.\n2) an imaginary friend? he wasn't imaginary, other peole jsu couldn't see him.\n3) chicken pox? yes\n4) depression? still to this day sometimes\n5) voices in your head? oh God please make them stop.\n6) hallucinations? a few years ago I did.  Almost every weekend.  And one Summer for 2 weeks everyday.\n7) a pet? i have alot of pet peaves.  I've had dogs, and lizards and cats too.\n8) music lessons? only the Recorder lessons they give you in Elementary School.  I can still play Mary Had A Little Lamb\n9) martial arts lessons? Not officially.  I learned all my moves from Brolly.\n10) an allergic reaction? I'm allergic to incompetence.  It makes me break out in violence.\n11) a food fight? I try to start them as often as I can.\n12) a crush on some much, much older or younger than you? yes.  that's all i'm saying\n13) chronic nightmares? holy crap I had the same nightmare for almost 4 years.  There was this little african tribe doll that had a chain around it like a belt.  It was said that if the chain were to break the spirit of the Zuni warrior would escape.  Well the lady who had it slams it down in anger and the chain falls off and she is tormented and attacked by the little bastard. The little thing was unrelenting and very scary.  I saw it when i was about 4 or 5.  Talk about the Heebie Jeebies.
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This is a question for a psychiatrist...NOT Yahoo answer!
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Registered Nurse Here; Well sir, in 24 years working as a nurse, I have seen lots and lots of things.  I strongly believe this woman has a mental illness.  It's apparent she has a strong ad-version to death, it is also very apparent she has a significant mental disorder, evident by the spitting and sucking of fingers.  There is a name for this, but dang it, I cannot think of it. Okay I'm not a Doctor therefore I cannot diagnosis, however I believe this falls under the category of personality disorder, such as when one cuts themselves, or cause some other harmful act to there body, and what you have described is harmful to the body, plus maladaptive coping mechanisms.  Thanks for the opportunity to address such a interesting question.
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Make fun of us.  "Monk" pointsw out how perspicuous our disorder is.  Though not fully accepted by the public as a disability, OCD's are very real to us.  My mother called me up bawling and begging forgiveness after realization.  I would start with ridiculing us for the seemingly nonsensical and irrational reactions we have to seemingly rational situations.  I would then pound into the audience these perceptions are quite real to some of us.  You will likely gain a heightened interest by some simply because of the absurdity of the disorder and gain some sympethizers with some very real stories.  Before you mimnimize this disorder....I have fully come to terms with the fact my OCD's will ultimately contribute to the demise of my life and everything I have ever loved.  Beliefs or not, they will end me.
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"Random Non-sensical Stuff"\n\nYes, this is what I need! I need a category where I can ask if it snows in Honduras will the spotted meal worm be able to approach puberty in time. \n\nOr......these three which will now and forever remain near and dear to my heart:\n\nIf you were a freshly harvested eggplant would you feel guilty that most of your nutrition was erased by the fact you were breaded and deep fried and turned into eggplant parm?\n\nDo erasers silently scream when you traumatically scrape their head across the paper leaving behind tiny bits of their scalps?\n\nIf you were born with more than the normal number of toes would you hide your malady in shame or would you try to exploit it on the sideshow circuit?\n\n\n\nI shall now campaign for "Random Non-sensical Stuff!"
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Fear of children: An abnormal and persistent fear of babies and children. Sufferers experience anxiety even though they realize their fear is groundless. Rearing a child or being around active children can both produce anxiety. \n\nFear of children is termed "pedophobia," a word derived from the Greek "pais" (child) and "phobos" (fear). \n\nWhat is the cause of Pedophobia?\nLike all fears and phobias, pedophobia is created by the unconscious mind as a protective mechanism. At some point in your past, there was likely an event linking children and emotional trauma. Whilst the original catalyst may have been a real-life scare of some kind, the condition can also be triggered by myriad, benign events like movies, TV, or perhaps seeing someone else experience trauma. \n\nBut so long as the negative association is powerful enough, the unconscious mind thinks: "Ahh, this whole thing is very dangerous. How do I keep myself from getting in this kind of situation again? I know, I'll attach terrible feelings to children, that way I'll steer clear in future and so be safe." Just like that pedophobia is born. Attaching emotions to situations is one of the primary ways that humans learn. Sometimes we just get the wiring wrong. \n\nThe actual phobia manifests itself in different ways. Some sufferers experience it almost all the time, others just in response to direct stimuli. Everyone has their own unique formula for when and how to feel bad.\n\nIt's your thinking patterns that cause the feelings of fear. You know you don't have pedophobia when you are focussed on other things. To overcome pedophobia it is your thinking that must change. ONLY YOU can CHANGE YOUR THINKING.\n\nSeek support, Paul ;)