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n everyday life there are many triggers for fear and phobia, because of this you can’t always figure out what exactly causes you to be frightened or if you will be harmed by something or someone within your surroundings. This is because the emotional part of your brain keeps sending danger signals to your body which can cause you to develop a phobia towards whatever is making you feel fear even if you can see how out of proportion this fear is.
of being around people or being in public might cause them to remain indoors and avoid certain social situations they would otherwise enjoy.
ome if not most phobias develop in people whenever they experience a scary or horrifying situation, person or thing. And thanks to today’s society there are many different examples of phobias and fears. Here are some examples of fears and phobia that exist in society: Coulrophobia which is ​the fear
of clowns​, ​Achluophobia which is the fear of darkness, ​Acrophobia
which is the fear of heights,
Cynophobia which is the fear of
dogs, ​Glossophobia which is the
fear of speaking in public,
Hemophobia which is the fear of
blood, and ​Trypophobia which is
the fear of large holes. But what
exactly is to be blamed for us
feeling or developing fears?
Well, a tiny, almond-shaped
brain structure located behind the eyes and over from the ears called the amygdala (pronounced: uh-MIG-duh-luh) functions as the brain’s alarm system. This means that whenever we feel fear towards something or someone that is because this structure alerts the body that something or someone that the person has encountered or even thought about is a
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But even though most people might know that their fears are illogical they can’t help but still fear something or someone because the danger feels real to them since the fear they feel is so powerful. In some cases, they can take control over your life, thus affecting your ability to do any day-to-day activities as well as enjoy your life. Phobias and the physiological effects they bring can result in people worrying about, dreading, feeling upset by, and avoiding the things or situations they fear because the physical sensations of fear can be so intense. This then causes your fears to hinder the normal activities that you do. For instance, someone who has a phobia