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A phobia (from the Greek "fear"), is a strong, persistent fear of situations, objects, activities, or persons. The main symptom of this disorder is the excessive, unreasonable desire to avoid the feared subject. When the fear is beyond one's control, or if the fear is interfering with daily life, then a diagnosis under one of the anxiety disorders can be made.

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fear of my dyslexia

redrexrazor58
redrexrazor58
i cant sign no contracts becase im to afriand ppl are gonan try take advantage of me and aslo becase i cant read em
im afraid of mydyslexia hurting me becase every time i go to apply for a new job the moment i even mention it they walwasy say no or they dont wanna say it to my face and never get back to me\im aslo afriad of my dyslexia because its emotialy hard to deal w/ at times and i dont want to end up someplace like a mental hospital becase its so ahrd for me to deal w/ i cant even seem to type any good becase of it aslo but yeah bottom line IT SUCKS!!!! and its scaring me ALOT!!!! i know becase of tin bing dyslexia not every one can understand some times not even able to help but it would be nice to feel free of this fear
LuckyEmpath
LuckyEmpath
I'm so sorry that your dyslexia has caused you so much fear. I do not have dyslexia but I do have two brothers with it. One brother has lots of self confidence so the dyslexia does not phase him. The other brother has low self confidence and his dyslexia is an issue for him. He also feels that people will take advantage of him. He is now 48 and that has not happened to him at all. I'm not sure where you live but I know in our area there are programs to help those suffering from dyslexia. You can learn to live with it and recognize how your mind is twisting the letters/words. Have you been able to get help for it?

Therapy is also high on the list of things to try. Unless you work on your fear with a professional, the fear will always win.

Good luck. I hope you find relief soon.
redrexrazor58
redrexrazor58
note i been lising to musicals so i tend to write in song
i lack resorces and places and people to for just get help i need
i kack the luck of the world its like every one has some luck but not me
i have live in fear i have lived my own tears its far to much emotinal agony to keep on fighting these chains im in doomed to be in a prison were i will never seem to be free om my problems i feel at times live seems like theres a unwritting rule to help all over accept for me i dont get why no matter how hard i try there seems to bee nothing ...nothing i can do to help it =-;(
coyotl
coyotl
Redrex, I have heard that music can be very helpful. For example, in people who suffer from aphasia, which affects the language areas of the brain, these people sometimes will lose the ability to speak words, however they're still able to sing the lyrics to songs they know, with no problem. It seems that music is processed in a different part of the brain than language. Maybe you can use this to your advantage, and use music to find some ways around the problems which cause you so much anxiety.