SHAHEDNEWS: Phobia and fear are two separate concepts with key differences, and for various reasons, they may develop within us, like a large and frightening monster, from childhood.
According to SHAHEDNEWS, Fear is a natural emotion that protects individuals from danger, especially when faced with a problem. However, phobia is an intense fear or anxiety related to a specific object or situation, which may not necessarily be dangerous. Phobia leads to dysfunctional behavior to avoid a certain action or condition and triggers a strong fear response when the person encounters the specific object or situation they have a phobia of. In the following section, we will discuss the differences between fear and phobia in more detail.
Fear is a natural defense mechanism in humans to protect from harm and danger. Fear occurs when there is an external or internal trigger, and it is a response to these triggers. However, if the fear becomes excessive, irrational, and persistent, and it challenges an individual's personal, social, and daily life, it has turned into a phobia. In phobia, even if a person realizes that their fear is illogical, they still cannot control it. Both phobia and excessive fear trigger physical reactions such as an increased heart rate, rapid breathing, and faster pulse.
Persistent fear without a clear cause.
Intense anxiety that sometimes leads to a panic attack.
Irrational fear accompanied by restlessness (people with phobia often don’t know the reason for their fear).
Inability to control intense fear.
The difference between fear and phobia lies in the distinction between natural and unnatural reactions, with abnormal reactions occurring in phobia.
Fear ranges from mild to moderate, whereas phobia is an anxiety disorder associated with intense panic.
Phobia is more common in women than men, affecting 8 to 18 percent of people, while fear is a universal experience.
Phobia is derived from the word "terror," which refers to intense fear, while fear is rooted in the word "danger."
Fear generally alerts a person to a real threat and is necessary for survival, while phobia creates problems and disorders in a person’s personal, social, and other areas of life.
Real danger causes fear, but in phobia, the danger is not as imminent as one might think.
In fear, once the source of fear is removed, the reaction subsides, but the anxiety in phobia lasts for at least six months.
Fear is more instinctive, creating an emotional response to irritating or unfamiliar things
In fear, individuals can easily manage it and overcome it by following their daily routines, but in phobia, individuals cannot control their fear and require a therapist's help.
Phobia disrupts a person's concentration and continuously occupies their thoughts, but fear does not have this effect.
