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Where did phobia come from?

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13y ago
Updated: 8/20/2019

Phobia is a natural stimuli found in every living species on Earth. Phobias are technically natural psychological defensive measures.

For example, the fear of Spiders and snakes exists in humans as a defence mechanism against being poisoned by them.

Unnatural phobias, such as the phobia of long words and the phobia of lawsuits, are usually caused by witnessing or being scarred by a life-changing event.

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