fears

Nearly everyone in their life will fear something at one stage. Whether its spiders or going outside. There are over hundreds of different fears around the world, some quite common and some less.

• One commonly known is Arachnophobia, the fear of spiders.
• Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia, the fear of long words. I know, ironic right?
• Emetophobia,The fear of vomiting and the fear of loss of your self control.
• Claustrophobia, The fear of small spaces like elevators, small rooms and other enclosed spaces.

Fear is a vital response to physical and emotional danger—if we didn't feel it, we couldn't protect ourselves from legitimate threats. Panic attacks are often associated with fear. Someone having a panic attack experiences a sudden and intense sensation of fear. Their body feels as if it’s in danger so it releases an amount of adrenaline to get the person out of the situation and out of danger, except the person isn’t in danger it’s just their mind.
You’re mind often makes things out to be worse than they actually are. If someone might have had a traumatic experience with a dog, they may feel scared of dogs afterwards, because whenever they see one their mind thinks of the traumatic experience making you think of danger. But of course not all dogs are like that, it was just that one dog. As soon as you face your fears, you’ll realise how they’re not that bad after all, and although you may feel uncomfortable seeing a dog around, you’ll feel a lot more confident than before because of that one time it came near you and nothing happened. Of course not everyone has a fear of dogs, but imagine your fear being the dog. I’m not saying that if you have a fear of heights to suddenly go sky diving and get over it but to do things slowly. Go up floor by floor and when you have enough confidence, skydive.
Let’s go back to the dogs. Here is what we call a ‘fear ladder’ for example, if you’re scared of dogs:
Step 1: Look at pictures of dogs.
• Step 2: Watch a video with dogs in it.
• Step 3: Look at a dog through a window.
• Step 4: Stand across the street from a dog on a leash.
• Step 5: Stand 10 feet away from a dog on a leash.
• Step 6: Stand five feet away from a dog on a leash.
• Step 7: Stand beside a dog on a leash.
• Step 8: Pet a small dog that someone is holding.
• Step 9: Pet a larger dog on a leash.
• Step 10: Pet a larger dog off leash.
When you should seek help: 
•It causes intense and disabling fear, anxiety, and panic
•You recognize that your fear is excessive and unreasonable
•You avoid certain situations and places because of your phobia
•Your avoidance interferes with your normal routine or causes significant distress
•You’ve had the phobia for at least six months
You should never feel embarrassed about your fear, it’s not your fault. – Bron