The following questions are related to ‘Phobia’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist.
This list is sorted chronologically, from newest back to earliest.
Q: I want to know what the term is for a fear of having one’s photo taken. I have a friend who says that he hates to have his picture taken and will do everything possible to avoid doing so. He has mentioned something about feeling like the spirit of a person is being endangered. [...]
Q: What is the clinical relationships between Asperger’s Syndrome and Photophobia? I have seen on a couple of websites that Asperger’s can be a cause of Photophobia, but the sites are a bit iffy on a direct link. I have Asperger’s myself and I also have Photophobia. I’m just wondering if there’s any clinical correlation, [...]
Q: My daughter will soon be 7 years old. She has an intense fear of dogs of all sizes. She is also somewhat afraid of cats but will tolerate them. I think her problem is what she considers unpredictable movements from these animals. We don’t have pets, so she has no experience with them. I [...]
Q: We work in a 911 Center with 10 employees. One employee will not say good morning to anybody but the boss. I work at a position other than that of a dispatcher so am here with all dispatchers as they rotate shifts and days. Since there is only one dispatcher on at a time [...]
Q: For as long as I can remember I have been shockingly love-shy. When I was a teenager, everyone was dating, getting girlfriends and whatnot, and I was stuck lonely. I was a little eccentric as a child, and experienced social rejection on an occasional basis. I recently took the love-shyness test, and I found [...]
Q: I’m 23 years old and have been suffering from this condition for about a year now. I cannot eat with people around on a table without feeling the urge to vomit. I’ve had similar symptoms in my earlier years but during the last several months it has become unbearable… First it was only when [...]
Q: I’m a 25-year-old female struggling to recover from an emotionally and sometimes physically abusive childhood. I’m also battling Social Phobia / Avoidant Personality Disorder. Often, I kept my mouth shut and withdrew into myself to avoid conflicts and felt anxious when I could feel them brewing. Even now, watching others argue or fight distresses [...]
