What is a Phobia? A phobia is an extreme or irrational fear of or aversion to something. Phobias may emerge during childhood, pop up randomly in adulthood or even occur in a result of a traumatic event involving the object of fear. In some cases scientist suggested that phobias are related to genes.

What are the differences between fear and  a phobia? A fear is a common feeling of and object that is diagnosable. While a phobia is usually a form of anxiety disorder and is characterized by intense fears or irrational fears of a situation or object that could pose no threat in some cases. Phobias go farther than your usual fear.  

There are three different types of phobias which are Specific, Social, Agoraphobia. Specific is when there is a specific situation or object causing fear, such as heights, flying, or snakes ext. Social phobias revolve around social situations  and are like social anxiety disorder. Agoraphobia is the fear of being in a place or situation that is perceived to be hard to escape from.

Most phobias can be diagnosed with cognitive behavioral therapy, exposure and fear reduction techniques. In many cases, actionexty or antidepressant medication proves helpful. Some of the most common phobias are; Arachnophobia, Ophidiophobia, Achrophobia, Agoraphobia, Cynophobia.