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Anxiety disorders
It can drive us to be creative under pressure, warn us of danger or spur us to take action in the face of a crisis. It can also freeze us in our tracks. But like it or not, anxiety is an intense state that most Canadians expe...read more
Fear of animals
Fear of domestic animals such as cats and dogs is the most common, and inconvenient, category - with rats and mice quite high on the hate list. Most others we can avoid by not attending zoos, circuses, animal...read more
Fear of being closed in
Claustrophobia is usually described as a fear of enclosed places. A more accurate description might be 'a fear of not having an easy escape route' because for anyone who experiences this phobia this is the pr...read more
Fear of flying is a phobia
In order to deal with fear of flying effectively you acknowledge to yourself that it is not just a matter of your 'nerves', of developing determination or will-power, or of 'pulling yourself together'.Fear of...read more
Fear of public speaking
Public speaking, making presentations, giving a talk, making a speech, platform skills, etc. - however it's described it can be a terrifying experience for many, if not most, people.The term can be used to de...read more
Fears and phobias
The difference between a fear and a phobia is the intensity of the emotional reaction attached to it. As an illustration, a strong dislike of dogs or other animals is a fear,...read more
How to cope with phobias?
What are phobias? A phobia is an excessive or unreasonable fear of an object, place or situation. Simple phobias are fears of specific things such as insects, infections, flying. Agoraphobia is a fear of bei...read more
Performance anxiety
This is the fear or phobia of being judged unfavourably on the basis of how you perform in an interview, examination, test, or public talk or presentation.Such situations are unfair - yet they are a necessary part of our soci...read more
Phobias of wasps, bees and flying insects
It's hilarious isn't it! The man or woman in the beach or in the park rushing about and flailing the air wildly as they try to avoid the wasp. Yes, maybe.... But it's not very funny not if you are that person...read more
Some types of phobia
Social Phobia or Anxiety Social phobia is the most common problem presented for therapy. Social Phobia is the fear of being judged, embarrassed or humiliated in a public situation.Sufferers will avoid any si...read more
What causes fear of flying?
Fear of flying is a learned fear - many people who are nervous flyers or are phobic of flying were once comfortable and confident air travellers.What happened to 'condition' them to be fearful - to move them ...read more
What is a phobia?
A phobia is a mainly irrational fear of something. It is not an illness. It is not a mental disorder. Nor is it a lack of will-power, or 'moral fibre', or determination.A phobia can make one's life miserable, cause embarrassm...read more
What is fear of flying?
First of all, it is not the inability to travel in a plane! Most 'fearful flyers' do actually fly - although they find it a very uncomfortable experience.How each person experiences fear of flying will differ...read more
What to do about a phobia?
A phobia is an irrational fear that is driven by our emotions, which is why will-power, facts and reassurance tend to have little impact. Of course, this doesn’t stop us trying to intellectually ‘...read more
