Lucy, who is 35 years old, must have blood tests done. She is so upset about this that she needs to take a quick-acting sedative and psychologically get ready for it. It appears that Lucy has a phobia.
An actual fear differs from a phobia. It appears when someone begins to organize their life around avoiding whatever it is they are afraid of, whether it be a thing, an animal, a location, a situation, or something else entirely. A phobia is a particular type of anxiety condition.
Phobias are among the most common mental illnesses and often the ones that respond to therapy the best. Phobias are divided into several groups based on the cause of the reaction and avoidance. Agoraphobia is the fear of being helpless or unable to escape from one's current situation.
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