Agoraphobia guide: Symptoms, triggers, and treatment by Christine Ridley, LCSW | May 15, 2023 | Anxiety, Disorders, Mental Health Topics Fear is built into our biology. In fact, it keeps us safe — alerting us to danger and saying, “Hey, you need to be careful.” A phobia, on the other hand, is an excessive or irrational fear. If you experience intense fear and anxiety in public, open, or enclosed spaces—such…
Phobias: A handbook for understanding and working through extreme fears by Taylor Bennett | May 20, 2022 | Anxiety, Mental Health Topics We’re all afraid of something. But some of us have extreme fears called phobias and we’ll go to equally extreme measures to avoid them. For certain individuals, it’s animals or insects; for others, it’s small spaces or large groups of people. This guide will provide you with a comprehensive understanding…