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• Individuals with phobias will go to great lengths to avoid the source of their fear
• The mind is unable to talk itself out of the fear with phobias
• Inflexible thought patterns with phobias lead to automatic and uncontrollable reactions
• Phobias affect twice as many women as men
• Symptoms associated with phobias stem from fear responses
• Phobias generally have the power to severely limit an individual's capacities and sense of well-being
• Agoraphobia translates as fear of the marketplace but is actually a fear of a situation or space that cannot be escaped
• In extreme cases, agoraphobics may avoid leaving their home or even a single room
• Individuals with phobias experience rapid heartbeat, difficulty breathing, shaking, and a powerful desire to run away
• Phobias may affect a person's ability to cope with challenges and experience simple pleasures in life
• Those suffering from phobias experience intense anxiety if forced to come into contact with the source of their fear
• Phobias of specific situations, objects, or activities affect about one out of every ten adults
• Terror and panic flood the individual with phobias, even in the absence of any real danger
• A phobia is a fear that cannot be explained in rational terms
• Thought processes become locked with phobias
• Many agoraphobics can negotiate going to work and other places as long as they can exit easily
• Categories of phobias

  • Agoraphobias
  • Social phobias
  • Specific phobias
• Agoraphobic individuals avoid leaving their personal comfort zone because doing so risks panic attacks
• The body's nervous system responds as it would in a dangerous or stressful situation with phobias