What is a phobia?

Phobias are persistent and intense fears of a particular:

object

person (like a doctor or clown)

situation

activity

If you have a phobia, you may experience severe anxiety and panic attacks when you’re:

exposed to the object or situation you’re fearful of

thinking about the thing you’re afraid of

anticipating an encounter with the item you’re scared of

    • atlasraven31@lemm.ee
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      1 year ago

      Do you get vaccine shots? My brother did not like them as a kid but has gotten better as an adult.

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        1 year ago

        Yes, but I almost always start to hyperventilate and get a panic attack. When I got the 3rd Corona vaccine shot, I had to lie down because it started getting back before my eyes

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          1 year ago

          I like that this one is common enough that the administering docs always ask in advance. At least here. I luckily never had issues with needles etc but its nice to be asked