Comments on: Fear of Fear Phobia – Phobophobia

By: Brayden

Brayden

I have a fear of horror movies. Does that count as Phobophobia?

By: KT

Hmm, I experience a lot of this. I didn ™t know phobophobia was a thing, and I wrote stuff like "I ™m afraid I ™ll get depression, "I could make things worse, and "what if this happens again? I also avoided horror movies at all costs and anxiously lay awake to avoid threats or nightmares. I was afraid I would try to end my life. In the same way, I would fear another person attacking me. I didn ™t trust myself to be the same person, to stay sane.

By: Amanda

Amanda

In reply to Jules. I completely understand what you are saying. A lot of people don ™t understand. As stated, horror movies are meant to scare you. When one says things like this they don ™t fully grasp the concept of being afraid of even the attempt of watching the movie. The fear of being afraid. It ™s hard to explain but I completely understand. On the other hand I also fear many things that once didn ™t scare me. Such as birds. I used to love birds. Now I am terrified. I can ™t think of when this happened or why. And I hate it.

By: Dylan

Dylan

In reply to anushka. Phobophobia is being scared of phobias. If you are scared of having a phobia or scared of experiencing the symptoms, you have it, if not, no, you do not have Phobophobia.

By: Dylan

Dylan

In reply to Jules. If you are scared of phobias in general or if you are scared of gaining symptoms of a certain phobia, you have Phobophobia. Plus, horror movies are meant to scare you.

By: cAIQUE

cAIQUE

In reply to Jules. omg

By: Jules

Jules

I think I may have this phobia. I freak out at the thought of watching a horror movie or even the idea of something scary. However, I really don’t want to make a false alarm. How can I be sure?

By: Austin

Austin

In reply to anushka. The best solution is to get counseling. Everyone needs a different solution based on that person's specific characteristics, mentality, etc. If you choose to get counseling make sure you are 100% honest with your counselor and he/she will be the only one who can truly help you with your condition.

By: anushka

anushka

Hi! I think I have this phobia because I cry a lot on small things (sometimes big) or feel panic and sometimes my heart starts beating fast and I feel shortness of breath. I feel depressed when I’m alone but in front of my friends I feel okay but not comfortable. In fact nowhere I feel comfortable. Every time I cry I feel relieved, sometimes I feel like killing myself but I know it’s not the right solution. So I want a solution.