Will you please read and edit my speech? ( easy 10) :D?
Kay so its on phobia’s here goes.
How would you react if I dropped a lizard down your shirt? How about if I took you up so high that objects below looked like ants? And what if I turned off all the lights and left you alone in absolute darkness? You might panic, you might "flip out," you might even FAINT. Have you ever been utterly terrified of something without any logical basis? If so, you may have a phobia. Phobias are irrational fears of certain objects, people, or actions that can cause a person to shriek, tremble, cry, or even fall unconscious. I have Lepidopterophobia, which is a fear of moths and butterflies. This might seem silly, but there are plenty of phobias out there even more obscure.
When I say the word phobia most of us think of people who are afraid of spiders ,heights ,needles or the dark these are common one’s but there are phobia’s people would never think of such as Telephonophobia – Fear of telephones, Ephebiphobia – Fear of teenagers., Arithmophobia – Fear of numbers and Cathisophobia- Fear of sitting, even though these may seem weird ,for a person who has these phobia’s it’s like a night mare. phobia’s can be a big part of a person’s life especially if a person has to face their fear to a dad-to-day bases .It might be hard for a person to even get out of their houses.
So what is a phobia? The word phobia originates from the Greek word "phobos" meaning fear. Phobia is an extreme fear of something that can cause little or no harm at all. Common phobias and fears include closed-in places, heights, highway driving, flying insects, snakes, and needles. We can develop phobias of virtually anything. Most phobias develop during childhood, but they can also develop in adults.
People who have phobia will be afraid of something every time he or she sees or experiences it. She won’t just be afraid once or twice. People who have phobias often go out of their way to avoid the situation or the things that scares them.
It’s a well known facts that many celebrities to have phobia’s. for instance, Oprah Winfrey has a fear for Chewing Gum, Nicole Kidman has a fear for Butterflies and Justin Bieber has a fear for elevators.
There are four main types of phobia’s Animal phobia which are fears of animals and insects. Natural environment phobias cause by things found in nature like fears of storms and fears of the dark. Situational phobias- fears caused by a specific situation like fears of elevators &fears of driving. and Blood-Injection-Injury phobia which basically means fears of blood, fear or injury or fears of medical procedures. Some phobias don’t fall into one of the four common categories.
Agoraphobia is a kind of phobia that doesn’t fit into these four categories. Its literal definition means fear of open spaces, Agoraphobia is the fear of being in any situation that might cause a panic attack or where escape from the situation might be difficult or embarrassing. People who have agoraphobia, are likely to avoid crowded places such as shopping malls and movie theatres.
Social phobia is another kind of phobia that doesn’t fit into the four categories it occurs when there is a fear of social situations, such as small groups of people at parties. People with social phobia have no confidence with people they don’t know. They may also fear that they will behave in an embarrassing way, such as blushing or shaking in public.
So what causes phobia’s? Phobia’s could be a result of a traumatic experience’s from the past. Due to the traumas’ very powerful emotional content, they still influenced the conscious mind, presenting them in a disguised form as a phobia. Genetics is known to influence the cause of phobia’s as they aren’t the actual reason. Some people believe that re-incarnation could also be a cause, as when a person is born again they might be afraid of what killed them in the past life not knowingly like fire, explosion or planes.
Phobias in children are also very common. Children from the ages of 3-6 have fears against imaginary things such as ghosts, monsters, the dark and sleeping alone whereas children from the ages of 7-16 have more realistic fears such as injury, school performances and natural disasters.
People with phobias experience many symptoms like shortness of breath feeling of choking sweating, nausea feeling dizzy, lightheaded, or faint. The symptoms of blood-injection-injury phobia are slightly different from other phobias. When confronted with the sight of blood or a needle, you experience not only fear but disgust. Although a fear of fainting
When I say the word phobia most of us think of people who are afraid of spiders ,heights ,needles or the dark these are common one’s but there are phobia’s people would never think of such as Telephonophobia – Fear of telephones, Ephebiphobia – Fear of teenagers., Arithmophobia – Fear of numbers and Cathisophobia- Fear of sitting, even though these may seem weird ,for a person who has these phobia’s it’s like a night mare. phobia’s can be a big part of a person’s life especially if a person has to face their fear to a dad-to-day bases .It might be hard for a person to even get out of their houses.
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When I say the word phobia most of us think of people who are afraid of spiders ,heights ,needles or the dark. These are the most common phobias, but there are also phobia’s people would never think of such as Telephonophobia – Fear of telephones, Ephebiphobia – Fear of teenagers., Arithmophobia – Fear of numbers and Cathisophobia- Fear of sitting. Even though these may seem unusual ,for a person who has these phobia’s it can be like a nightmare. phobia’s can be a big part of a person’s life, especially if a person has to face their fear to a dad-to-day bases. It can even be so extreme that a person may be afraid to even leave the comfort of their own house.
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Common phobias and fears include closed-in places, heights, highway driving, flying insects, snakes, and needles. We can develop phobias of virtually anything. Most phobias develop during childhood, but they can also develop in adults.
People who have phobia will be afraid of something every time he or she sees or experiences it. She won’t just be afraid once or twice. People who have phobias often go out of their way to avoid the situation or the things that scares them.
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Common phobias and fears include closed-in places, heights, highway driving, flying insects, snakes, and needles. In fact, humans can develop phobias of almost anything. Most phobias develop during childhood, but have also been known to develop during adulthood.
People who have a phobia won’t be afraid of something just once or twice, they will be afraid every single time they come across it. Because of this, people who have phobias often go out of their way to avoid the situation or the things that scares them.
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Social phobia is another kind of phobia that doesn’t fit into the four categories it occurs when there is a fear of social situations, such as small groups of people at parties. People with social phobia have no confidence with people they don’t know.
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Social phobia is another kind of phobia that doesn’t fit into the four categories. It occurs when there is a fear of social situations, such as small groups of people at parties and have no confidence with people they don’t know.
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Very good altogether. My suggestions were mostly just minor changes to make it flow a little better. Very good job and interesting subject matter.
Comments
Comment from rifet
Time January 29, 2010 at 8:27 am
omfg i love it:D its so good i love it haha its awesome good luck and i ope you get an A
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Comment from BillyBob247
Time January 29, 2010 at 9:16 am
Wow! what’s to edit, that’s fantastic, go for it! I never knew so much about Phobias, Great work!
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Comment from Foojy
Time January 29, 2010 at 9:47 am
When I say the word phobia most of us think of people who are afraid of spiders ,heights ,needles or the dark these are common one’s but there are phobia’s people would never think of such as Telephonophobia – Fear of telephones, Ephebiphobia – Fear of teenagers., Arithmophobia – Fear of numbers and Cathisophobia- Fear of sitting, even though these may seem weird ,for a person who has these phobia’s it’s like a night mare. phobia’s can be a big part of a person’s life especially if a person has to face their fear to a dad-to-day bases .It might be hard for a person to even get out of their houses.
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When I say the word phobia most of us think of people who are afraid of spiders ,heights ,needles or the dark. These are the most common phobias, but there are also phobia’s people would never think of such as Telephonophobia – Fear of telephones, Ephebiphobia – Fear of teenagers., Arithmophobia – Fear of numbers and Cathisophobia- Fear of sitting. Even though these may seem unusual ,for a person who has these phobia’s it can be like a nightmare. phobia’s can be a big part of a person’s life, especially if a person has to face their fear to a dad-to-day bases. It can even be so extreme that a person may be afraid to even leave the comfort of their own house.
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Common phobias and fears include closed-in places, heights, highway driving, flying insects, snakes, and needles. We can develop phobias of virtually anything. Most phobias develop during childhood, but they can also develop in adults.
People who have phobia will be afraid of something every time he or she sees or experiences it. She won’t just be afraid once or twice. People who have phobias often go out of their way to avoid the situation or the things that scares them.
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Common phobias and fears include closed-in places, heights, highway driving, flying insects, snakes, and needles. In fact, humans can develop phobias of almost anything. Most phobias develop during childhood, but have also been known to develop during adulthood.
People who have a phobia won’t be afraid of something just once or twice, they will be afraid every single time they come across it. Because of this, people who have phobias often go out of their way to avoid the situation or the things that scares them.
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Social phobia is another kind of phobia that doesn’t fit into the four categories it occurs when there is a fear of social situations, such as small groups of people at parties. People with social phobia have no confidence with people they don’t know.
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Social phobia is another kind of phobia that doesn’t fit into the four categories. It occurs when there is a fear of social situations, such as small groups of people at parties and have no confidence with people they don’t know.
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Very good altogether. My suggestions were mostly just minor changes to make it flow a little better. Very good job and interesting subject matter.
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Comment from Justin
Time January 29, 2010 at 7:44 am
wow what grade are you in??
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