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phobia

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  • n  an anxiety disorder characterized by extreme and irrational fear of simple things or social situations
    phobic disorder is a general term for all phobias

  • Happily, safe and lasting phobia treatments are now at hand.
  • A specific phobia becomes a sort of backfire for fear, a controlled blaze that prevents other blazes from catching.
  • The online phobia list is an A, B, C of terror.
News & Articles

  • Facebook Allows Mastectomy Photos Following Public Outcry, Petition
    Facebook has a breast phobia. Anyone who’s attempted to post art, breastfeeding photographs, and even photos that resemble breasts but are not actually breasts, only to have them removed, know this. We’ve covered Facebook’s wonky content-removal system plenty of times. …
    June 12, 2013 - WebProNews
  • How Huawei can dial down the fear factor
    Huawei can't do much about its Chinese origins or the phobia that comes with it, but there are certain steps it can take to put foreign governments at ease.
    June 12, 2013 - CNN Money
  • Margaret Lavin: School phobia a real and growing issue
    Ever hear of school phobia? Me neither. It sounds like a clever attempt to get out of gym class. The truth, however, is that it's a very real problem for many kids, a challenge for parents and a growing issue.
    June 11, 2013 - San Mateo County Times
Quotes

  • Kylie Minogue in Sydney Morning Herald
    The problem is I hate putting things on hangers,Minogue said. "I have a hanger phobia - I don't like the way they sound when you put them in the wardrobe." "And I've got far too many shoes, but they look so pretty I don't like to...
  • Beverley McLachlin in Globe and Mail
    Indeed, Chief Justice McLachlin noted in her ruling that Mr. Mustapha suffered from "a major depressive disorder with associated phobia and anxiety. This psychiatric illness was debilitating and had a significant impact on his life; it qualifies as...
  • Keira Knightley in Post Chronicle
    I respect the Indian Prime Minister but it is regrettable that India wants to keep its domination in the region and wants Pakistan to be a weaker force. India should come out of its phobia of being a greater nation and should talk to us at an equal... Pervez Musharraf http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pervez_Musharraf&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNFAVhzySYuE3lF9745wqWMC9w52og Hindu http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.hindu.com/2006/10/25/stories/2006102502211300.htm&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNFo9mq5pXg8uCqq91YdTvivlnDCpw Oct 24, 2006 74203 99494 phobic Keira, 22, said: I've become phobic about the red carpet because you come under intense scrutiny. I always think I'm going to make it into the top ten of some worst dressed list. I really do try, but I'm just no good at that stuff."

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