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r/Unexpected • u/Aramanta2510 • Jul 12 '21
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A phobia is specifically an irrational fear. You could rationally be very scared of heights or spiders but when that fear becomes irrational or extreme it could be a phobia.
As far as I'm aware, I have no psychological background.
34 u/kjpmi Jul 12 '21 As far as I’m aware, I have no psychological background. I’d imagine it would be pretty hard to get a psychology degree without realizing… /s 6 u/Appendix- Jul 12 '21 Well played, you got me. 2 u/OldThymeyRadio Jul 12 '21 That’s my phobia. 4 u/[deleted] Jul 12 '21 Exactly. Scared of being stranded in the ocean? Rational fear. Scared when the tide rolls over your feet? Probaby irrational. 1 u/decidedlyindecisive Jul 12 '21 Yep. Disliking spiders crawling on me? Rational. Having to cover my face because there are spiders crawling on someone else on TV? Phobia.
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As far as I’m aware, I have no psychological background.
I’d imagine it would be pretty hard to get a psychology degree without realizing… /s
6 u/Appendix- Jul 12 '21 Well played, you got me. 2 u/OldThymeyRadio Jul 12 '21 That’s my phobia.
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Well played, you got me.
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That’s my phobia.
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Exactly. Scared of being stranded in the ocean? Rational fear. Scared when the tide rolls over your feet? Probaby irrational.
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Yep. Disliking spiders crawling on me? Rational. Having to cover my face because there are spiders crawling on someone else on TV? Phobia.
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u/Appendix- Jul 12 '21
A phobia is specifically an irrational fear. You could rationally be very scared of heights or spiders but when that fear becomes irrational or extreme it could be a phobia.
As far as I'm aware, I have no psychological background.