Fear comes in many forms, none of which should be taken lightly. When we think of the word fear, or being frightened of something, monsters in the form of vampires, zombies, witches and ghosts probably spring to mind. We have nothing to fear from zombies and vampires, they definitely do not exist, but can be frightening in films and books, and then this fear becomes very real. The same with witches and ghosts, although I cannot say that these do not exist, as I am not sure. Ghosts can appear in the form of spirits, which is my opinion, do exist, although of course, I have no proof of this statement.
PHOBIAS:-
Acrophobia – Fear of heights.
Claustrophobia – Irrational fear of confined spaces.
Agoraphobia – Is an anxiety disorder that causes an intense fear of becoming overwhelmed or unable to escape or get help. Mostly a fear of new places and large open spaces.
Latrophobia – Is a fear of doctors and dentists. Also known as white coat syndrome.
Nosocomephobia – Fear of hospitals.
Trypanophobia – Extreme fear of needles which may delay or avoid necessary medical support, which can of course be damaging to health and wellbeing.
Aerophobia – Fear of flying.
Aquaphobia – Fear of water. Can be swimming pools or the sea. Also including a fear of travelling by boat or ferry.
Glossophobia – Fear of public speaking.
There are many other phobias, fear of dogs, cats, animals in general, birds, spiders and other insects including bees and wasps. Fear of exams and interviews. Too many to mention.
The Workshop
Exercise 1
Choose something which you personally fear. It can be one of the above or something which has not been mentioned. Take 15 minutes to say why you are afraid. Maybe something you have already experienced or maybe you have a fear of the unknown, something which has not yet happened.
Exercise 2
What steps would you like to take to rectify your fear in the future, or have you already taken steps and solved the problem. Another 15 minutes for this exercise.
Susie Field – November 2023
“Fear – Graffiti” by Jimee, Jackie, Tom & Asha is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.
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