Phobias are an internal, irrational fear of someone or something. There is a never ending list of the possible types of phobias. New and different types of phobias seem to develop all the time. Most people develop a phobia when they are a child or early teen years. It would be uncommon for a grown adult to suddenly develop a phobia because a phobia commonly develops at a young age. If there in an increase in the amount of stress a person is under or there was a case of extreme trauma, a phobia can occur in the younger adult years.
It can be easy top confuse a phobia with a normal fear. Everyone in the world has a fear of something. For example, it is common for people to be scared of spiders; however, if they see a spider, yes they may jump or scream, but it is not that big of a deal. If someone has a phobia towards spiders, the results are much more sever. Anxiety or even panic attacks can occur in people with phobias because they freak out and don’t know what to do to calm down. Phobias cause physical changes to a person’s well-being whether it be a headache, increase of a heartbeat, trembling and much more. Early signs of a phobia developing in a child is if they become increasingly clingy and cry nonstop over someone or something.
In most cases, phobias could be treated by simply ignoring and staying away from the thing that they have a phobia about. However, in some cases it is not possible to stay away from the problem. Cases like this include: fear of cars, fear of people, fear of writing and so on. To overcome these types of phobias, doctors recommend going through behavioral therapy so that people in these cases learn how to handle their phobia so that they can go through day to day without major issues. If therapy does not fully work, doctors can prescribe medication to take the edge off or relax their nerves when they come face to face with their phobia.
