What is a phobia?

Phobias are persistent and intense fears of a particular:

object

person (like a doctor or clown)

situation

activity

If you have a phobia, you may experience severe anxiety and panic attacks when you’re:

exposed to the object or situation you’re fearful of

thinking about the thing you’re afraid of

anticipating an encounter with the item you’re scared of

    • @emptyother
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      49 months ago

      Yes. But I doubt they would be if they were bigger.

    • Chetzemoka
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      29 months ago

      I’ve been deeply arachnophobic since I was a young child, and I always found jumping spiders cute lol. It’s so odd