10 terrors: Phobias disrupt daily life.

San Jose Mercury News (San Jose, Calif.) (viaKnight-Ridder/Tribune News Service) | December 18, 2003 | Copyright

Byline: Candace Murphy

Garden-variety fears are one thing. Phobias are another.

Let's say Dorothy was in Oz today, trying to get back to Kansas. If she had a phobia, she might not have gone more than a few steps down the Yellow Brick Road for fear of encountering a bridge on the path. Flying in that hot-air balloon? Forget it. Of course, she might never have gone on her fantasy journey in the first place if she'd had a crippling case of agoraphobia, a fear of crowded public places.

Phobias, the most extreme manifestations of fear, come in three ...

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