Phobias

Phobias can interfere with your ability to work, socialize, and go about a daily routine. They may focus on something as common as germs, or they may arise whenever you venture from home.

The range of phobias is very broad, from phobias of very specific objects or situations which cause inconvenience in only very rare circumstances to broad, far-reaching phobias which can affect every aspect of the phobic's life.

A phobia that interferes with daily living can create extreme disability and should be treated.

More about Phobias

Phobias are emotional and physical reactions to feared objects or situations. Symptoms of a phobia include the following:

Agoraphobia

Agoraphobia is the fear of being alone in any place or situation from which it seems escape would be difficult or help unavailable should the need arise.

Social Phobia

A person with social phobia fears being watched or humiliated while doing something in front of others. As a result, he or she avoids any situation in which such activity may be required.

Specific Phobias

As the name implies, people with a specific phobia generally have an irrational fear of specific objects or situations. The disability caused by this phobia can be severe if the feared object or situation is a common one.