yes, this is kinda an unhealthy habit i have. whatever. i won't bring up all the psychiatrists and people able to think phobias up. thanks guys <3 i thought i might go over the basics, and go over what phobias *really* are, not just my extremely happy-go-lucky version of them. sorry to all who found it annoying. again, it's just kinda my coping mechanism. NOW, let's do it!! google definition of phobias : "an extreme or irrational fear of or aversion to something" meaning : an extreme fear/disgust/hate of something facts about phobias (scientifically proven dwdw) : - the only *natural* fears you can be given is the fear of falling, and loud sounds. (there's smaller fears, but nothing quite as adrenaline-pumping as those two, except maybe predators due to our ancestors having a natural phobia of predators cuz yk they don't want predator-ed.) - most phobias are gained by trauma, ptsd, or something life-changing. there's an exception for that, when you're just unusually scared of something. - there's a difference between phobias and fears - you can be afraid of something and not have it be a phobia. for example, i am afraid of surgery. but it is not a phobia, for i am not so scared of surgeries that if i had to get one i would break down crying or something like that. - there are many different ways of expressing phobias - for some, it's crying, screaming, etc. for some, it's an INTENSE cringe. like .. weird cringe. it's hard to describe. for some it's nausea. and there's many other things that can be caused by phobias. - phobias are more common in afab than amab - some phobias are passed down in dna ! for example , i have a phobia of heights that i'm not going to take the time to remember the name of right now. i take that from my mother, who when super high, starts screaming ! (sorry for ratting you out mom) - only about 0.9% of people have agoraphobia , the fear of leaving a safe place ! - about 12.5% of people in the u.s have specific phobias ! - they're not funny or cool. they're seriously terrifying and can cause anxiety and depression. (i have anxiety from one of my phobias :thumbsup:) so yeah, learn about the most terrifying things known to man - literally. if there's any questions you have about these things, just lmk. i've been studying phobias for like a year or two now cuz like i said, :sparkles: coping :sparkles: please don't tell me about how like bad i may be for posting this . there's nothing wrong with it tbh although i understand not everyone may be super comfortable with the topic of intense fears . nothing here is unreadable by young children and it fits the guidelines . thanks !
tw : talk of intense fears , as that's what phobias are . there is no talk of gore, or anything else.
