Ivar Bartnik
Ivar Bartnik voted up Didge Doo's answer

A phobia is an irrational  fear. People who suffer from them don't confuse them with being scared. It is very difficult indeed for them to face the object of that phobia.

They differ from ordinary fear, or being afraid, in that it's relatively easy to face rational fears. You should be afraid of many things … Read more

Ivar Bartnik
Ivar Bartnik voted up Didge Doo's answer

A phobia is an irrational  fear. People who suffer from them don't confuse them with being scared. It is very difficult indeed for them to face the object of that phobia.

They differ from ordinary fear, or being afraid, in that it's relatively easy to face rational fears. You should be afraid of many things … Read more