What is Phobia? What are its different types, causes, symptoms and treatment?

Irrational extreme fear of a specific situation or object is called Phobia.

Following are some types of phobia:

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Causes

Phobia can be caused by environmental and genetic factors. Also due to distressing events like nearly burning in fire, insect ot animal bites, falling from height, drowning in water etc. Phobia developing risk is high in children whose anxiety disorder are close relative.

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Symptoms of phobias

Panic attack is the most common phobia symptom. Panic attack have some features. Some are:

• a sense of impending doom
• profuse sweating
• dizziness or lightheadedness
• a choking sensation
• chest pain or tightness
• trembling or shaking
• elevated blood pressure
• nausea
• upset stomach
• dry mouth
• rapid speech or inability to speak
• shortness of breath
• pounding or racing heart

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Treatment options

Phobia can be treated and involve medications, therapeutic techniques or both combination.

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Cognitive behavioral therapy

Therapeutic treatment is commonly utilize for phobias. One of method is CBT. In this method, in controlled setting, source of fear is placed. It reduce anxiety and decondition people. Main goal is that to remove negative thoughts of that fear. Now virtual reality technology is used for source.

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Medication

Anti-anxiety and antidepressants medications can help calm physical reactions and emotional to fear. But most helpful is professional therapy and medication combination.

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Umair Aslam