Have you ever had a phobia of something? I don’t mean a fear of the bogey man or the monster under your bed. I mean a fear that would, perhaps, cause panic attacks. A phobia of something that when you saw it or felt it or where placed on top of it you would sweat profusely, breathe heavily and feel your heart pound loudly. The feeling that time was never ending and turning a second into a minute. A fear that caused an anxiety attack every time you where near it.

Some researchers have found that 13 out of 100 people in the UK live with a phobia of some sort and some phobias are more common in females than males. There are many different types of phobia, whether it be common ones such as, agoraphobia, a fear of leaving you home, arachnophobia, a fear of spiders or sociophobia, a fear of people. However, there are hundreds of people in the UK who suffer from less commonly known phobias such as cnidophobia, a fear of stings, verbophobia, fear of words, sciophobia, fear of shadows and thousands of others.

All these phobias can be treated but many of these victims are to afraid to speak out due to ridicule, criticism, or just not understanding that their phobia can be treated. Many people view some phobias as childish or silly resulting in their victims to become quiet, depressed, and in extreme cases become a recluse. Dutch phobia is one of these that many people have viewed as an unbelievable and impossible phobia and does not exist but there are many people living with this phobia here in the UK. Dutch phobia is a fear of Dutch people which can cause the victim to feel nervous, fearful and sometimes even nauseous.

A reason for a phobia can be due to many different things whether it be gender, sexuality, race, or many other different things. Some phobias are more common in women than men such as arachnophobia. Where as others can be caused by the person having bad past life experiences or other medical issues such as obsessive compulsive disorder.

Many people in the UK are living with a phobia everyday but unless they are put into the situation where they encounter their fears they happy to continue their day. However, there are many others whose phobias limit their lives and dramatically affect their everyday life. This is when a diagnosis can be made and treatment can go ahead.

The treatment for an anxiety disorder or phobia is simply either behavioural therapy or cognitive therapy. In some cases doctors will offer the patient medicines as well as therapy in order to help them overcome their phobias.

For many people in the UK establishing they have a phobia and recognising what their phobia is causes difficulty but for many others finding the strength to ask for help is the major problem. If hundreds of people in the United Kingdom are living with a phobia just imagine how many thousands are living with one throughout the world.

Author Bio: All Phobias

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