| My doctor told me that anyone can develop an | | | | As for Social Phobia, well that's a little more |
| allergy at any time of their life without any apparent | | | | unpredictable and is more of an irrational anxiety |
| reason for it. This phenomenon of rejection along | | | | brought forth by exposure to certain social situations. |
| with physical side affects, depending on the allergy, | | | | This often leads to avoidance or irrational |
| can literally develop while you are sleeping. | | | | confrontational behavior from the sufferer. |
| I can just about grasp the allergy thing as it's a | | | | Specific Phobias can be just about anything and |
| physical condition, but a pilot who suddenly becomes | | | | everything and are often a nuisance or |
| afraid of flying and without incident or cause, is a little | | | | embarrassment to those that have them. However, |
| harder to digest. However, it can and does happen. | | | | the phobia is real enough to the person that has it |
| My brother still flies and although he has never had | | | | even though many of them may be laughable to |
| any scares or incidences, he recently told me he's | | | | those unaffected by such fears. Although most of |
| getting more and more nervous each time he boards | | | | these phobia types can be cured or lessened, most |
| a plane. He's now in his mid 40's and this is becoming | | | | go untreated. |
| such a problem with him that he's thinking about | | | | A specific phobia is probably best described as a |
| seeking professional help for his newly developed | | | | persistent and irrational fear in response to some |
| phobia. | | | | specific stimulus, which generally results in evading or |
| The fear of flying is believed to be very widespread. | | | | a withdrawal from that stimulus. It could literally be |
| Some even think as many as 1 in 5 people are afraid | | | | triggered by a tiny insect, a building, or a bowl of |
| of flying but put on a brave face it so as not to | | | | fruit. A specific phobia can relate to people, places, or |
| come over as weak, or loose out on a holiday | | | | things. Here's a short list of a few on the more |
| abroad. However, with some folks it's just impossible | | | | common ones, but the 'real' list is in fact endless |
| to get on a plane without therapy. Like so many | | | | Fear of enclosed spaces - claustrophobia, |
| phobias, the fear of flying can often develop out of | | | | Fear of disease - pathophobia |
| nowhere. Just think about it for a second. One day | | | | Fear of spiders - Arachnephobia |
| you're a confident air commuter, and then before | | | | Fear of Failure - Atychiphobia |
| you know it, you're a quivering wreck before the | | | | Fear of cats - Ailurophobia |
| plane even reaches the runway. | | | | Fear of plants - Botanophobia |
| In psychiatry, phobias fall into the following 3 | | | | Fear of dancing - Chorophobia |
| categories: Agoraphobia, Social Phobia, and Specific | | | | It's important to note that all phobias can be treated |
| Phobia. | | | | with help. No one has to suffer unnecessarily. If you |
| Most folks know that agoraphobia is a fear of open | | | | have a fear of flying or a fear of anything, and it's |
| spaces. It is also a fear of having a panic attack in a | | | | interfering with your daily life, then now's the time to |
| public place, like the middle of a supermarket, which is | | | | seek professional help to overcome your phobia. |
| a classic. | | | | |