Phobia.

A phobia is a type of anxiety disorder, defined by a persistent and excessive fear of an object or situation. The phobia typically results in a rapid onset of fear and is present for more than six months.

When someone has a phobia, they experience intense fear of a certain object or situation. Phobias are different than regular fears because they cause significant distress, possibly interfering with life at home, work, or school.People with phobias actively avoid the phobic object or situation, or endure it within intense fear or anxiety. Phobias are a type of anxiety disorders .

Anxiety disorders are very common .Phobias come in all shapes and sizes. Because there are an infinite number of objects and situations, the list of specific phobias is quite long. People with anxiety disorders sometimes experience a panic attack . when they’re in certain situations. These panic attacks can be so uncomfortable that people do everything they can to avoid them in the future. These phobias also vary based on cultural experiences, gender, and age. 

   • TREATMENT :-

Phobias are treated with a combination of therapy and medications. If you’re interested in finding treatment for your phobia, you should make an appointment with a psychologist . The most effective treatment for specific phobias is a type of psychotherapy called exposure therapy. This treatment helps you change your thoughts and feelings about the object or situation, so that you can learn to control your reactions. The goal is to improve your quality of life so that you’re no longer hindered or distressed by your fear. Medications that may help reduce uncomfortable feelings of anxiety, fear.

1. Try To Desensitize Yourself. 
2. Give Biofeedback A Try. 
3. Go For The Flooding Technique. 
4. Get Help From The Partnership Method. 
5. Attend A Support Group. 
6. Try Some Medication. .
7. Self-Exposure Therapy. 
8. Read Up On The Topic. 
9. Educate yourself.

 • HERE  ARE  LIST  OF  DIFFERENT  TYPES  OF PHOBIAS  :-

Samhainophobia Fear of Halloween Scolionophobia Fear of school Selenophobia Fear of the moon Sociophobia Fear of social evaluation Somniphobia Fear of sleep
Venustraphobia Fear of beautiful women Verminophobia Fear of germs Wiccaphobia Fear of witches and witchcraft Xenophobia Fear of strangers or foreigners Zoophobia Fear of animals
Obesophobia Fear of gaining weight

Mageirocophobia	Fear of cooking
Megalophobia	Fear of large things
Melanophobia	Fear of the color black
Microphobia	Fear of small things
Mysophobia	Fear of dirt and germs

Achluophobia	Fear of darkness
Acrophobia	Fear of heights
Aerophobia	Fear of flying
Algophobia	Fear of pain
Alektorophobia	Fear of chickens
Agoraphobia	Fear of public spaces or crowds
Aichmophobia	Fear of needles or pointed objects
Amaxophobia	Fear of riding in a car
Androphobia	Fear of men

Arithmophobia	Fear of numbers
Astraphobia	Fear of thunder and lightning
Ataxophobia	Fear of disorder or untidiness
Atelophobia	Fear of imperfection
Atychiphobia	Fear of failure
Autophobia	Fear of being alone

Bacteriophobia Fear of bacteria Barophobia Fear of gravity Bathmophobia Fear of stairs or steep slopes Batrachophobia Fear of amphibians Belonephobia Fear of pins and needles Bibliophobia Fear of books Botanophobia Fear of plants
Cacophobia Fear of ugliness Catagelophobia Fear of being ridiculed Catoptrophobia Fear of mirrors Chionophobia Fear of snow Chromophobia Fear of colors Chronomentrophobia Fear of clocks Claustrophobia Fear of confined spaces Coulrophobia Fear of clowns Cyberphobia Fear of computers Cynophobia Fear of dogs
Dendrophobia Fear of trees Dentophobia Fear of dentists Domatophobia Fear of houses Dystychiphobia Fear of accidents
Gamophobia Fear of marriage Genuphobia Fear of knees Glossophobia Fear of speaking in public Gynophobia Fear of women
Heliophobia Fear of the sun Hemophobia Fear of blood Herpetophobia Fear of reptiles Hydrophobia Fear of water