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The Writings on my Wall

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Fears and phobias:

Fear is a reaction to an actual danger signal - it involves physical and mental tension that helps you spring into action to protect yourself from something that is happening. The body suddenly gears up, this feeling of anxiety is normal and known as the fight or flight syndrome. Without it, we'd have no way of knowing whether we were in danger or not. The reptilian brain springing into action! So don't think of fear as a bad thing or your some kind of wimp if you have fears, there is a purpose for it. Trust yourself.

Most of us have a few minor irrational fears. Some get nervous at the thought of getting on an airplane. Others shriek at the sight of a mouse. You might have a fear of getting into that dentist chair, opening your mouth to the guy with a drill that spins at a million miles a second. What the hell if he sneezes, coughs?? I always wonder what would happen if he stuck that needle though your cheek….would it hurt?? Would you just put a diamond stud through it and call it a day? I'm sure there is a word for it. How about the fear of being a passenger in a car??? driven by your girlfriend???? Or any female for that matter???? I'm just joking!

But I'm sure there is a word for it. But if your fears are so intense that they interfere with your day-to-day living, you may have a phobia. Phobia is typically a thing or a situation that is far out of proportion to the actual danger or harm that is possible. In fact, if you have a phobia, you probably realize that your fear is unreasonable, yet you still can't control it, its driven by your emotions. We know what works on emotions….

A specific phobia is an intense fear of something posing little or no actual danger.

Here are a few:

Arachibutyrophobia: The fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth.

Basophobia or Basiphobia: The fear of walking or falling.

Consecotaleophobia: The fear of chopsticks, would limit where one is able to dine out.

Glossophobia: The fear of speaking in public or of trying to speak.

Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia: is very ironic because it is the fear of long words.

Ablutophobia : The fear of washing or bathing.

Gallophobia : The fear of France/French.

Panphobia : The Fear of anything and everything.

And some of my favorites:

Decafalonphobia : The fear of getting through the day consuming only things that are good for you.

Negligentphobia: The fear of answering your door in your nightgown.

Ignoranusphobia: The fear of being both stupid and an asshole.

Reintarnationphobia: The fear of coming back to life as a hillbilly.

Glibidophobia: The fear of being all talk and no action.

Frisbeetarianismphobia: The fear of dieing and your Soul flies up onto the roof and gets stuck there.

People I don't make this stuff up…ok, well maybe some of it.

Be happy, have fun!

Trust yourself.

Dave

EFT can be a cure for your phobias, give it a try!