# data[].attributes.body
These are networks that are available in Australia and worldwide.
* ReachOut:
https://au.reachout.com/
* SANE Australia
https://www.sane.org/
Helpline 1800 18 7263
* mind (UK)
https://www.mind.org.uk/
* Lifeline
https://www.lifeline.org.au/
Call : 13 11 14 (24/7)
Online Chat: 7 nights a week
* Beyond Blue
https://www.beyondblue.org.au/
Call: 1300 22 4636 (24/7)
Online Chat : 7 Nights a week

# data[].attributes.body
Arachnophobia – The fear of spiders

Ophidiophobia – The fear of snakes

Acrophobia – The fear of heights

Agoraphobia – The fear of open or crowded spaces.

Coulrophobia - The fear of clowns

Glossophobia - The fear of public speaking

Eremophobia - The fear of being alone

Murophobia - The fear of mice and rats

Hemophobia - The fear of blood

Thanatophobia - The fear of death

# data[].attributes.body
Self-Care:
* Talking to a trusted person
* Relaxation Methods
* Peer or online support groups
* Self-help books
* Online programmes

Professional Treatments:
* Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
* Exposure Therapy
* Medications including Antidepressants, Tranquilizers and Beta-Blockers.

The Cognitive Model that psychologists apply in CBT.

# data[].attributes.body
Phobias can trigger physical symptoms like:

sweating.

trembling.

hot flushes or chills.

shortness of breath or difficulty breathing.

a choking sensation.

rapid heartbeat (tachycardia)

pain or tightness in the chest.

a sensation of butterflies in the stomach.

panic attacks

All of these symptoms can prevent people from doing daily activities.

# data[].attributes.body
https://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Phobias/Pages/Causes.aspx
https://www.beyondblue.org.au/the-facts/anxiety/types-of-anxiety/specific-phobias
https://www.youthbeyondblue.com/footer/stats-and-facts
https://www.myvmc.com/diseases/phobic-disorders/
https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/phobias/self-care/#.WehykWiCzIU
https://www.sane.org/mental-health-and-illness/facts-and-guides/anxiety-disorder#guide
https://au.reachout.com/articles/how-to-tell-if-you-have-a-phobia
https://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Phobias/Pages/Symptoms.aspx

# data[].attributes.body
Fears and phobias are completely different. Fear is a normal response to genuine danger while phobias are persistent extreme fear cued by an object, group of objects or situation.

# data[].attributes.body
* In Australia, social, specific and agoraphobias (Anxiety disorders) affect 12.3% of the population every 12 months.

*50% of mental conditions emerge by the age of 14

*People suffering from any Specific phobia can range from 0.2% in Northern Ireland to 8.8% in America.

* 6.9% of all adolescents aged 4-17 experienced an anxiety disorder in 2015.

*In the UK alone, 10 million people live with a phobia. Graph showing prevalence of Anxiety Disorder in Australia.

# data[].attributes.body
Phobias can be self diagnosed because there are physical symptoms. There are no actual tests but people can get diagnosed based on their experiences. The American Psychiatric Association provides criteria for the diagnoses of agoraphobia, social phobia, and specific phobia.

# data[].attributes.body
Phobias can occur from a stressful or frightening event during childhood, youth or adult hood but sometimes it hard to find a cause to some phobias.
Simple phobias like arachnophobia can be linked to a negative childhood experience and may develop it later in life. Also parents who have phobias may influence their children to have their simple phobias. Complex phobias like social phobias and agoraphobias can be caused by genetics and life experiences.

# data[].attributes.body
Phobias are extreme or exaggerated fear of an object or group of objects or situation. Phobias can be separated further into specific phobias, social phobias, and agoraphobias. Phobias are considered a kind of anxiety that leaves the individual to have a relentless dread of their phobia. And people suffering from go to great lengths to avoid or get rid of their fear.