I suffer from Selachophobia (Fear of sharks). Even looking at a picture, or touching it, I have deep anxiety and a fear that I will be harmed by the image.
This occurred because during childhood, my father showed me many shark films, then tried the "Flooding" technique when he discovered my fear of them. He forced me to stare at a shark in an aquarium until I fainted.
I wont even go to the beach.
No phobia should be laughed at, no matter how small or how irrational.
Reminds me of a nightmare I had recently. An owl was following and staring at me no matter where I looked. I went into a house and there it was outside the window, staring at me. I drew one curtain and and it just flew to the next, and it continued staring. I had to shut both curtains to block it out.
Sometimes people don't even know that they are scared of something until it happens because it is in our subconscience and our subconscience tries to keep us away from those things.
Some people are lucky not to have any phobias and that can be a big problem because they do not understand irrational fear. I personally suffer from arachnophobia & hemophobia and i simply cannot get my dad (a lucky, phobia-less dad) to understand it. e.g When i see a spider: my pulse races, my pupils dialate and I freeze. I know the spider can't hurt me but my reaction is uncontrollable and beyond reason. To this end I understand this poor womans phobia, strange as it may be.
I guess I should try to face my phobia too, but it is always so easy just to run away or close your eyes. Im really affraid of big windmills, and Ive always thought that if I get used to one, will I get used to all of them? There are so many kinds of windmills and places they can be in.... hmm.
@OculiUbique To be fair, her real fear are the birds. The feather is a generalised fear she got from her fear of birds. So it would be easier to extinguish compared to the overall fear of birds. I think once they start working on the bird fear, it'll take much, much more sessions.
And I completely agree with your point about the lifestyle shows discussing mental illness'. It is always biased and doesn't explain things as accurately as possible. I always refer to these shows as 'pop psychology'
I used to have a huge phobia of elevators, flying, highs but the doctor at the part 3 said it right 'the fear reaches it's climax and then just becomes smaller and smaller until its gone'.. If i would have to give an advice from my expierence- Just do it. The longer you dont confirm your fear as an eye to and eye the long and bigger it will get. I was phobic for yearS.
Wow... That's crazy weird.. Afraid of a feather? I'd really like to know where that got started. Some sort of bizarre childhood trauma? With birds? Or literally a feather just by itself...? :/
I suffer from Selachophobia (Fear of sharks). Even looking at a picture, or touching it, I have deep anxiety and a fear that I will be harmed by the image.
This occurred because during childhood, my father showed me many shark films, then tried the "Flooding" technique when he discovered my fear of them. He forced me to stare at a shark in an aquarium until I fainted.
I wont even go to the beach.
No phobia should be laughed at, no matter how small or how irrational.
TotalSH 1 month ago in playlist BBC Explorations Primal Fear
Reminds me of a nightmare I had recently. An owl was following and staring at me no matter where I looked. I went into a house and there it was outside the window, staring at me. I drew one curtain and and it just flew to the next, and it continued staring. I had to shut both curtains to block it out.
Jeorney 2 months ago
The first line of your intro should read 'Trevor's' or 'Trevor is', not 'Trevors'. You lost all credibility immediately
conorhaugh1 4 months ago
this was hilarious
MrThereisnogo 7 months ago
Sometimes people don't even know that they are scared of something until it happens because it is in our subconscience and our subconscience tries to keep us away from those things.
UnitedEuropa 7 months ago
Some people are lucky not to have any phobias and that can be a big problem because they do not understand irrational fear. I personally suffer from arachnophobia & hemophobia and i simply cannot get my dad (a lucky, phobia-less dad) to understand it. e.g When i see a spider: my pulse races, my pupils dialate and I freeze. I know the spider can't hurt me but my reaction is uncontrollable and beyond reason. To this end I understand this poor womans phobia, strange as it may be.
mastergx1 8 months ago
play the feather in her nipples!
MrPinaka 9 months ago
I guess I should try to face my phobia too, but it is always so easy just to run away or close your eyes. Im really affraid of big windmills, and Ive always thought that if I get used to one, will I get used to all of them? There are so many kinds of windmills and places they can be in.... hmm.
FemmeBaer 9 months ago
@OculiUbique To be fair, her real fear are the birds. The feather is a generalised fear she got from her fear of birds. So it would be easier to extinguish compared to the overall fear of birds. I think once they start working on the bird fear, it'll take much, much more sessions.
And I completely agree with your point about the lifestyle shows discussing mental illness'. It is always biased and doesn't explain things as accurately as possible. I always refer to these shows as 'pop psychology'
annamariaxoxo 9 months ago
absolute crackhead
EliteDL1 10 months ago
This is scarey shit ... i feel bad for her =(
ohhsooill 10 months ago
LMAO XD
redporus 1 year ago
its a fucking feather?!
zachdaspac 1 year ago
omfg best laugh ive had all day XD
jimsnoskate12 1 year ago
If this guy can really cure people in one session, then he's quite extraordinary :O
NaxNax96 1 year ago
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NaxNax96 1 year ago
I used to have a huge phobia of elevators, flying, highs but the doctor at the part 3 said it right 'the fear reaches it's climax and then just becomes smaller and smaller until its gone'.. If i would have to give an advice from my expierence- Just do it. The longer you dont confirm your fear as an eye to and eye the long and bigger it will get. I was phobic for yearS.
MsZane2010 1 year ago
Everyone is at least a LITTLE frightned of normal things, such as being trapped in small rooms, hights etc.
hstera 1 year ago 7
@hstera i'm not...?
PAINmedia 1 year ago
I saw the clip of the lady getting trying to get over her feather phobia in AP Psychology last year, really bizarre stuff
twholland1 1 year ago
Wow... That's crazy weird.. Afraid of a feather? I'd really like to know where that got started. Some sort of bizarre childhood trauma? With birds? Or literally a feather just by itself...? :/
Weird.
WildDevices 2 years ago
really??? obviously you haven't watched the first episode...
EmeraldIsleRuby 2 years ago
Nope :D
Guess I should go do that. Do you mean the first 'part'?
WildDevices 2 years ago
Jacky is good looking
Chakdegirl 2 years ago