Phobics have nothing to fear but fear itself and fear of fear itself

From: Intelligencer Journal Lancaster, PA | Date: November 10, 2004| Author: | Copyright information

I think I'm coming down with phobophobia, the fear of contracting some sort of debilitating phobia that would prevent me from doing my job, whatever that job might be.

I've felt this way since I discovered phobias.com, a Web site featuring a comprehensive list of phobias.

Some of the phobias I consider common. I mean, who doesn't suffer from ballistophobia, which is a fear of bullets? I know I do, especially when those bullets are flying through the air in random directions.

Then there's odontophobia, a fear of oral surgery. I don't know anyone who jumps out of bed in the morning, grins and ...

Read all of this article with a FREE trial to HighBeam Research

Related newspaper, magazine, and trade journal articles from HighBeam Research

(Including press releases, facts, information, and biographies)

PHOBIA ..WHAT CAN THE MATTER BE?; A-Z of fears.. and stars who could have them Does Jordan suffer from barophobia? Is George W Bush just yindophobic? Could Kat Slater ever be a viasaphobe?(Features)
; ...Farrell has ever suffered from. Hippopotomonstrosesquip- pedaliophobia: Fear of long words. Frank...out. Nomatophobia: Fear of names clearly suffered by Jonathan Ross...Ophthalmophobia: Fear of opening one's...Alicia Douvall must suffer from this phobia...
Fear turning our priorities upside down Poor suffer amid defense buildup, biz bailouts
; ...11 has changed us. We have gone from hope to fear. Millions of us will pray on Sept. 11, even...hope and the resulting prosperity. Since 9/11, fear spreads. Our budget priorities are driven by fear--record increases in military and intelligence...
Are children's fears real? Afraid so: Some kids suffer from chronic worry
; For kids, fear is real. Remember being glued to the bed, terrified, unable to go...understand real vs. made up or statistical likelihood. What about fear of piano recital or fear of a bad report card? There is fear and there is worry. Unfortunately...
Don't suffer if you live in fear
; ...May 19). Of course we all know what fear feels like. It is probably the most limiting...distilled almost to jolly with the act of fear". What does the child remember from an...strongly agree on is "a child's tool is fear". I know because I have been there, seen...agree. May I please suggest if anyone is ...
If you're superstitious you'd better take care, today's Friday the 13th ; Beware of black cats, ladders, and broken mirrors today if you suffer from tridecaphobia - the fear of Friday 13th.
; ...and broken mirrors today if you suffer from tridecaphobia - the fear of Friday 13th. Some consider it to be a completely irrational fear but for others the very thought...are believed to be affected by a fear of Friday 13th. And some people...
Malpractice: When doctors fear lawyers, patients and the state suffer
; ...Doctors and their insurers have come to fear lawyers who turn patients into clients...percent said they order extra tests for fear of being sued for malpractice. * 81 percent...to specialists more often than usual for fear of malpractice. * More than three-quarters...
Fighting fear Help is available for people who suffer from obsessive- compulsive disorder, social phobia.
; ...therapy group for people who suffer from obsessive-compulsive disorder...treatment, and often, when an OCD sufferer does seek therapy, he or she...you have social phobia, you fear being put in social situations...something like give a speech, they suffer tremendous agony." It's estimated...
Dobson fears patients will suffer in NHS reforms
; ...Writing in The Independent, Mr Dobson warns patients will suffer because hospital managers will be distracted by new NHS structures...dominate this Parliament, Tony Blair said he was "quite happy to suffer the consequences" at the next election if the NHS had not...basically fixed by the next election, then I ...
The mobile mistress ; Psychologists describe nomophobia as the fear of being out of mobile phone contact. The term was coined during a study by a research organisation, which found that nearly 60 per cent of male mobile phone users suffer from it.
; ...Mobile Phobia which millions, apparently, suffer from. Psychologists describe it as the fear of being out of mobile phone contact...60 per cent of male mobile phone users suffer from nomophobia. The study compared stress...computer users were discomgoogolation sufferers. That again is connected ...
Mainer: Female soldiers fear capture in war ; Women in the military are worried about the abuse they will suffer if taken prisoner, says a sergeant from Westbrook.
; ...Maine) 07-23-2003 Mainer: Female soldiers fear capture in war ; Women in the military are worried about the abuse they will suffer if taken prisoner, says a sergeant from...differentiated from men, but she does fear a difference in treatment by the enemy...Huff said. That anger was coupled with ...