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

  • eezeebee@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    TIL the name for this. I don’t like being in public and the opportunity for anyone to observe me in any way. Love being outside, hate that there are other people out there.