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Submitted by Gwyneth on 06/30/2008 05:21 PM
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Phobias
INTRO
Everyone feels anxious or uneasy from time to time. On the way to the doctors, first day at a new job, walking past a dark alley
your palms sweat, you feel shaky, and your heart pounds. However, when your anxiety is so serious that to handle it you must rearrange your life then you may be suffering from an anxiety disorder. These disorders cause you to feel anxious most of the time, making some everyday situations so uncomfortable that you avoid them entirely. Or, you may experience instances of anxiety that are so terrifying and intense that you may be immobilized with fear. Phobic disorder is when severe anxiety is focused on a particular object, activity, or situation that seems out of proportion with the real dangers involved and lasts over a period of time. Phobic people make elaborate plans to avoid the situations they fear. Phobias can range from mild to extremely severe. Most phobic people deal with their phobias by avoidance-which only reinforces their phobia by learning subconsciously that there is indeed a good reason to fear the situation as it must be dangerous because they are avoiding it. Phobias may be classified as agoraphobia, specific phobia, or social phobia.
PANIC ATTACKS
Phobias can often be related to panic attacks because a person experiences the same symptoms when exposed to the thing he or she dreads. Some people who have panic attacks develop phobias. When they experience a panic attack they attempt to make a logical explanation for it. For example, if a person had a panic attack while driving on the highway, they might think that the highway was the cause of their attack and subsequently avoid highways from there on. Avoidance reinforces the fear and contributes to the development of the phobia. If the person continues to have panic attacks in other circumstances, then their list of situations to avoid grows until eventually they become completely housebound and are diagnosed as...
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