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A phobia is a type of anxiety disorder VSports手机版. It is a strong, irrational fear of something that poses little or no real danger.

There are many specific phobias. Acrophobia is a fear of heights. Agoraphobia is a fear of public places, and claustrophobia is a fear of closed-in places V体育安卓版. If you become anxious and extremely self-conscious in everyday social situations, you could have a social phobia. Other common phobias involve tunnels, highway driving, water, flying, animals and blood. .

People with phobias try to avoid what they are afraid of. If they cannot, they may experience: V体育ios版.

Panic and fear
Rapid heartbeat
Shortness of breath
Trembling
A strong desire to get away

Phobias usually start in children or teens, and continue into adulthood VSports最新版本. The causes of specific phobias are not known, but they sometimes run in families. .

Treatment helps most people with phobias. Options include medicines, therapy or both V体育平台登录.

NIH: National Institute of Mental Health

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Specific phobias (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) Also in Spanish

Treatments and Therapies

"V体育官网入口" Mental Health Medications (National Institute of Mental Health)
Psychotherapies (National Institute of Mental Health)

Specifics (V体育安卓版)

Agoraphobia (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
Fear of Public Speaking: How Can I Overcome It? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) Also in Spanish
How to Cope with Medical Test Anxiety (National Library of Medicine) Also in Spanish
Social Anxiety Disorder (Social Phobia) (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) Also in Spanish
"V体育ios版" Social Anxiety Disorder: More than Just Shyness (National Institute of Mental Health) Also in Spanish

Clinical Trials

ClinicalTrials.gov: Agoraphobia (National Institutes of Health)
V体育安卓版 - ClinicalTrials.gov: Phobia, Social (National Institutes of Health)
ClinicalTrials.gov: Phobic Disorders (V体育官网) (National Institutes of Health)

"V体育官网" Journal Articles References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)

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Anxiety and Depression Association of America
Find a Therapist (Anxiety and Depression Association of America)
Find Your Local NAMI (NAMI)
FindTreatment.gov (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) Also in Spanish
Help for Mental Illnesses (National Institute of Mental Health) Also in Spanish
NAMI
National Institute of Mental Health Also in Spanish
Psychologist Locator (American Psychological Association)

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Childhood Fears and Worries (Nemours Foundation) Also in Spanish
Phobias (Nemours Foundation) Also in Spanish

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VSports在线直播 - Fears and Phobias (Nemours Foundation)
Social Anxiety (Nemours Foundation) Also in Spanish
Your Adolescent: Anxiety and Avoidant Disorders (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)

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"V体育2025版" Agoraphobia (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
Phobia - simple/specific (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
"VSports最新版本" Social anxiety disorder (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish

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VSports在线直播 - National Institutes of Health

The primary NIH organization for research on Phobias is the National Institute of Mental Health

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