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Do you have any phobia? (psychcentral.com)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Albin7326@suppo.fi to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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What is a phobia?

Phobias are persistent and intense fears of a particular:

object

person (like a doctor or clown)

situation

activity

If you have a phobia, you may experience severe anxiety and panic attacks when you’re:

exposed to the object or situation you’re fearful of

thinking about the thing you’re afraid of

anticipating an encounter with the item you’re scared of

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[–] Stalinwolf@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago

I remember some news segment from my adolescence, where a journalist is conversing with an autistic person who is terrified to hold scissors or other sharp objects, as he "might drop them and accidentally cut off his reproductive organs". He reiterates this several times during the conversation. I think about it often, and wish I could find it.