What is your phobia? Do you ever think you'll get rid of it?
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I was unusually afraid of feet.  Anytime anyone put their feet close to me, I would start to have an anxiety attack.  I would shriek, breath rapidly, beads of sweat would form on my brow and nose.  I was also deathly afraid to let anyone touch my feet, socked or not.  It was so peculiar. \n\nI was determined to banish this foot phobia from my life.  It upset me that I catch snakes, touch spiders, jump out of airplanes, just about anything, but I was afraid of feet.  I forced myself to gradually allow people to touch my feet. I started to get pedicures, and I became more comfortable with my own feet.  Eventually, I SLOWLY began to touch other peoples feet. At first it was feet with socks only, I would shiver and shake--it was ridiculous.  I worked my way up to (clean) feet (I would only touch them or allow them to be near me if they had just come out of the shower or pool.  \n\nFor the most part, I am cured of my foot phobia.  Sometimes, I still jump if feet are unexpectedly near me.\nGod has a sense of Humor.  My husband has the grossest feet that I have ever witnessed.  They frighten me, but that has nothing to do with my phobia.  \n\nHowever, my daughter (10 months) has the cutest feet ever.  I actually nibble on them.  She thinks it is hilarious...so do I.
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fears are usually phobias If you were obsessed with the fear of paint that could be part of OCD\nthe best Definition of OCD(with picture) I've found  is at\nhttp://dontatro.bryce-alive.net/psychopics/psychopic7.htm
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do you mean you are scared so bad that it MAKES you stink or that you fear that you smell? either way, there is a phobia for everything from spiders to water to smells.\nwith that, there is always a way to overcome that fear. see a doctor, they can help. in the meantime, just shower a couple times a day. you will smell fine! =)
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The only way to get rid of fear is to face it. Make up your mind to face them.BE BRAVE!!!!
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YES YES YES!!!\n\nI can relate to this one too! I hate storms and mostly because of the wind. My fear started after I had kids though so I associated it with being responsible for someone else besides myself.\n\nWhat I have done to alleviate some of the anxiety of this is to learn more about it. I look up everything I can. Read about all the facts and statistics. I make myself as aware as possible and have even mostly overcome this fear by doing these things.
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Mine would be fear of heights and arachnophobia. I hate spiders!!!!
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I thought I had unusual phobias...  You may be the first, and as such, feel free to name it yourself.
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Being stuck somewhere, I have an irrational fear of jumping off things, being paralysed, blind or deaf. I dont know how other people do it. growing old alone, being in a car/plane crash. Losing someone I love. As you can see im a nervous person!but you shouldnt waste your life on worrying
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Control comes from between our ears! Use your mind properly and soooo many phobias/addictions will go away. YOU are responsible for your own thoughts. Take control of them and direct them in a positive way.
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Its easy to overcome fear by BEHAVIORAL MODIFICATION technique.\n\nIf u ask your Psychiatrist he can give you more information these methods.\n\nIt really works.
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nope sorry.... but... phobias don't get passed on it's the fear of something....
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Fear is about not having control. Phobias are irrational fears that are  very powerful and hard to get rid of.
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What is Heat Phobia?\n\nDefined as "heat", each year this surprisingly common phobia causes countless people needless distress. \nKnown by a number of names - Thermophobia and Fear of Heat being the most common - the problem often significantly impacts the quality of life. It can cause panic attacks and keep people apart from loved ones and business associates. Symptoms typically include shortness of breath, rapid breathing, irregular heartbeat, sweating, nausea, and overall feelings of dread, although everyone experiences heat phobia in their own way and may have different symptoms.\n\n\nWhat is the cause of Heat Phobia?\n\nLike all fears and phobias, heat phobia is created by the unconscious mind as a protective mechanism. At some point in your past, there was likely an event linking heat 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\nThe best way to live with a phobia, is to ignore it. I know that is easier said than done, but the more you think about (say) your fear of being sick - the more fear and anxiety you create, the worse your phobia will become.\n\n\nThere are also therapies and drugs and things. Just try to relax, and remember that you arent alone.
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I still find it hilarious, though, that these phobias exist, especially since someone \nmust have experienced these fears so they could be valid phobias.  So if you experience \narachibutyrophobia, you’re probably one in a million, but you’re still out there.\n\n\nsome fears may be listed more than once\n\nA\nAblutophobia- Fear of washing or bathing\nAerophobia- Fear of swallowing air\nAmbulophobia- Fear of walking\nAnablephobia- Fear of looking up\nAnemophobia- Fear of wind\nAnthrophobia- Fear of flowers\nArachibutyrophobia- Fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth.\nArithmophobia- Fear of numbers\nAulophobia- Fear of flutes\nAuroraphobia- Fear of Northern Lights\nB\nBarophobia- Fear of gravity\nBasophobia- Fear of walking\nBatophobia- Fear of being close to high buildings\nBibliophobia- Fear of books\nBlennophobia- Fear of slime\nBogyphobia- Fear of the bogeyman\nC\nCathisophobia- Fear of sitting\nCatoptrophobia- Fear of mirrors\nChaetophobia- Fear of hair\nChionophobia- Fear of snow\nChromatophobia- Fear of colors\nChronophobia- Fear of time\nChronomentrophobia- Fear of clocks\nCibophobia- Fear of food\nClinophobia- Fear of going to bed\nCnidophobia- Fear of string\nD\nDeciophobia- Fear of making decisions\nDendrophobia- Fear of trees\nDextrophobia- Fear of objects at the right side of the body\nDidaskaleinophobia- Fear of school\nE\nEisoptrophobia- Fear of mirrors\nEleutherophobia- Fear of freedom\nEosophobia- Fear of daylight\nEpistemophobia- Fear of knowledge\nErgophobia- Fear of work\nEreuthophobia- Fear of the color red\nG\nGeliophobia- Fear of laughter\nGeniophobia- Fear of chins\nGenuphobia- Fear of knees\nGeumaphobia- Fear of taste\nGnosiophobia- Fear of knowledge\nGraphophobia- Fear of writing\nH\nHeliophobia- Fear of the sun\nHelmintophobia- Fear of being infested with worms\nHemophobia- Fear of blood\nHippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia- Fear of long words\nHomichlophobia- Fear of fog\nHypnophobia- Fear of sleep\nI\nIchthyophobia- Fear of fish\nIdeophobia- Fear of ideas\nK\nKainophobia- Fear of anything new\nKathisophobia- Fear of sitting down\nL\nLachanophobia- Fear of vegetables\nLeukophobia- Fear of the color white\nLevophobia- Fear of objects to the left side of the body\nLinonophobia- Fear of string\nLogophobia- Fear of words\nM\nMelanophobia- Fear of the color black\nMelophobia- Fear of music\nMetrophobia- Fear of poetry\nMnemophobia- Fear of memories\nMottephobia- Fear of moths\nN\nNebulaphobia- Fear of fog\nNeophobia- Fear of anything new\nNephophobia- Fear of clouds\nNomatophobia- Fear of names\nO\nOctophobia- Fear of the number 8\nOmmetaphobia- Fear of eyes\nOneirophobia- Fear of dreams\nOphthalmophobia- Fear of opening one’s eyes\nOstraconophobia- Fear of shellfish\nP\nPanophobia- Fear of everything\nPapyrophobia- Fear of paper\nParaskavedekatriaphobia- Fear of Friday the 13th\nPeladophobia- Fear of bald people\nPhengophobia- Fear of daylight\nPhobophobia- Fear of fear\nPhotophobia- Fear of light\nPhronemophobia- Fear of thinking\nPogonophobia- Fear of beards\nS\nSciophobia- Fear of shadows\nScolionophobia- Fear of school\nSelenophobia- Fear of the moon\nSiderophobia- Fear of stars\nSitophobia- Fear of food\nSophophobia- Fear of learning\nStasibasiphobia- Fear of walking\nT\nThaasophobia- Fear of sitting\nTrichopathophobia- Fear of hair\nTriskadekaphobia- Fear of the number 13\nV\nVerbophobia- Fear of words\nX\nXanthophobia- Fear of the color yellow
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Hiya\n\nI just came across this page while I was googling to see what coverage there's been of toilet phobia. I've been involved in the media campaign run by the phobics society this week and wanted to see people's reactions. I suffer from a toilet phobia (my phobia is that I will poo myself if I don't get to a loo on time because I have irritable bowel syndrome and often have upset stomach) and any of you wanting to get support with similar issues please either contact the national phobics society or the uk online toilet phobia group (search yahoo groups). It's a massive issue but you can get help! Tanya :-)
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http://www.phobia-fear-release.com/bogyphobia.html\n\nMaybe that will help with something
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I hate it, you still feel all freaked out, but it's trapped in your mind, it's like a nightmare.  Some people like it, but not me.