Phobia Support Group
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.
If a person lived on a tiny island populated by just a few other people and had never heard of phobias such as a fear of the number 13, that person would have just about zero chances of developing the phobia, right?
Only by being around others and being told that 13 is a number that is associated with bad luck would a person ever even know about or develop the fear of the number 13, right?
Is the fear of 13 a socially induced/caused fear?
Only by being around others and being told that 13 is a number that is associated with bad luck would a person ever even know about or develop the fear of the number 13, right?
Is the fear of 13 a socially induced/caused fear?
well im sure there'd be less of a chance, wouldnt there? There would still be a chance....people have phobias of all sorts of numbers and what not! But yeah im sure its mainly socially induced.
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Amorette