Phobia questions?

Question

Which kinds of phobias are the most popular?
What causes phobias to occur in people?
What is a phobia?
How do people overcome their phobias?
At what age and in what group of people do certain phobias occur?
Thank you!

Answer 1

Hexophobia - The fear of answering 6 part questions.

Answer 2

Agoraphobia involves intense fear of any place or situation where escape might be difficult or help unavailable in the event of developing sudden panic-like symptoms.
Approximately 3.2 million American adults ages 18 to 54 ( about 2.2 percent) have agoraphobia.


Specific phobia involves marked and persistent fear and avoidance of a specific object or situation.
Approximately 6.3 million American adults ages 18 to 54, or about 4.4 percent of people in this age group in a given year, have some type of specific phobia.

Phobias (in the clinical meaning of the term) are the most common form of anxiety disorders. An American study by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) found that between 8.7% and 18.1% of Americans suffer from phobias. [2] Broken down by age and gender, the study found that phobias were the most common mental illness among women in all age groups and the second most common illness among men older than 25.

I read a really good short story book about phobias, its called "What Are You Afraid Of: Stories About Phobias" By Donald R. Gallo. You should read it.

Answer 3

i have a phobia of yarn..and beeing not beeing with my FRIENDS not family FRIENDS. when something bad happens. i'm 12.i cannot overcome them a phobia of course is VERRY hard to overcome like phobia dosent meen verry scarred it meens horrified in a way you cant take it anymore and act mental. (well everyone has there own reaction) a common phobia is eggs. i've been a phobia of the things i mentioned for as long as i can remeber. MY biggest phobia is the number beetween 5 and 7 . i'm am terrified of it. ITS MY BIGGEST PHOBIA EVER..i've always been terrified of that number.