Can fear and phobias be harmful?

They sure can. They can affect your health and therefore your life. If you have excessive fears and phobias, run, don’t just walk, to the nearest shrink, and get yourself shrunk immediately. read more

A phobia is an intense fear reaction to a particular thing or a situation. With a phobia, the fear is out of proportion to the potential danger. But to the person with the phobia, the danger feels real because the fear is so very strong. read more

Animal phobias such as the fear of snakes, spiders, rodents, and dogs. Natural environment phobias such as a fear of heights, storms, water, and of the dark. Situational phobias (fears triggered by a specific situation) including the fear of enclosed spaces (claustrophobia), flying, driving, tunnels, and bridges. read more