There are all kinds of phobias, but where do they come from, who is affected by them and what are the most common ones?
How does phobia arise?
Phobias often start in childhood, but many people don’t develop it until later in life. This happens when a normal, naturally manageable fear suddenly affects your daily life because you are often in contact with it. Then this fear turns into a phobia. There is no specific cause that causes phobias, for many species no clear cause can ever be found. However, there are risk factors for developing a phobia, such as a traumatic experience, learned behavior, or heredity.
More common in women
Research conducted by the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom shows that women are twice as likely to develop a phobia than men. Women who are younger than 35, who are pregnant or who have just given birth, are more likely to develop an anxiety disorder. According to English researchers, this is because women often worry more than men, because they are more sensitive to stress and have a different hormonal balance. Another reason for this study’s findings may be that men are generally less likely to seek help when they are afraid of something.
common phobia
There are many different phobias, and they often have difficult names from which it is not immediately clear what exactly they mean. This is why we include subscribers.
claustrophobia
This is a phobia that many people know about. Claustrophobia is the fear of small or enclosed spaces. Relatively many suffer from this phobia, but the form for each person can vary from mild to very severe.
acrophobic
The term phobia of heights is not well known, but another name for this phobia is. Fear of heights is the fear of heights or the fear of heights.
phobia
This phobia is also known as the fear of pollution. You have a fear of bacteria and germs and always feel the need to clean everything thoroughly.
Nyctophobia
Nyctophobia is the fear of the dark. When you suffer from this, you are afraid of dark places and sometimes of the night too.
Nosofobie
This is the fear of contracting a serious illness. Often people who suffer from this are afraid of contracting a certain disease and think that they also have the symptoms, when this is not the case.
arachnophobia
This is the most common phobia in women. Arachnophobia is the fear of spiders, and it is one of the most common types of animal phobias.
(Source: Margriet.nl, Lentis.nl, Thuisarts.nl)
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