Phobias; What Are They?

Phobias are characterized by intense and irrational fears of specific objects, situations, or activities. What sets phobias apart from other disorders is their focused nature – individuals experience overwhelming anxiety and distress when confronted with their specific phobic trigger, while their anxiety tends to be more manageable in other situations. Unlike generalized anxiety disorders that involve pervasive and nonspecific worry, phobias are highly specific and can often be traced back to a particular trigger. 

PTSD: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) stands out as a distinct psychological condition due to its development after exposure to a traumatic event. Unlike other disorders, PTSD is characterized by a set of symptoms triggered by experiencing or witnessing an event that involved actual or threatened death, serious injury, or sexual violation.

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder; What is it?

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is characterized by persistent, intrusive thoughts (obsessions) that lead to repetitive behaviors or mental acts (compulsions) performed as an attempt to alleviate the distress caused by the obsessions.

Understanding Anxiety; A Review of What Anxiety Is 

Feelings of anxiety occasionally are a normal part of life, but when these feelings of anxiousness become frequent one can suffer from an anxiety disorder. Anxiety disorders include feelings of intense fear that interrupt one's ability to live. Anxiety disorders are an assortment of disorders that include general anxiety, phobias, panic attacks, separation anxiety, and selective mutism (Ströhle et al., 2018). All these illnesses have common indicators of anxiety, tension, and panic among sufferers, although these feelings manifest differently across subgroups of anxiety disorders. Anxiety disorders often begin in childhood or early adulthood or normally continue throughout adulthood.