Arachnophobia is a common phobia, meaning one has the fear of spiders. Many people suffer from this phobia; some to the point that it’s a life-altering fear that controls a person’s every day life. When I was little, I had a terrible experience with a large spider in my bedroom that made a pretty significant ...
The word “arachnophobia” probably brings to mind the 1990 Hollywood movie by that name, a tense film about a small California town invaded by deadly spiders. However, arachnophobia (fear of spiders) is one of the most common phobias, and a very real and sometimes serious problem that can affect a person’s everyday life. Although many ...
May it be the dark or bugs, everyone is afraid of something. Though you have people who say they aren’t, there is at least one thing everyone is afraid of. Some fears are more common than others, and others are just completely “out there.” Arachnophobia is the first phobia. It is actually quite common, and ...
Phobias and other fears are fairly common with over 10% of the human population experiencing a phobia at some time in their life or another. However, I had never perceived myself as one of these elect few. Arachnophobia or the fear of spiders was not a word in my personal vocabulary for most of my ...
I’m a little teapot, short and stout. Here is my handle; here is my spout. When I get all steamed up, hear me shout Just tip me over and pour me out. Great literature? Perhaps not. Yet, this deceptively simple rhyme contains the basic building blocks of literature: character, plot, setting, and point of view. ...
A phobia can be defined as having an unreasonable or illogical (often uncontrollable) fear of a certain thing, condition or situation that is normally considered to be safe. Phobias are the most common type of anxiety disorders. So much so, that approximately 10% of the adult American population suffers from at least one phobia. It’s ...
If you are looking at this list of the 10 most common phobias or fears, there is good news! You most likely do not have pinaciphobia, or rather, the fear of lists. 10. Necrophobia Zombies, mummies, frankenstein, vampires…people always seem to fear those that are dead, undead, or otherwise not living. Necrophobia, or the fear ...
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