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What is a phobia?

A phobia is an unnecessary large fear of a certain situation, thing or animal. Phobias occur quite often: more
than 10% of all youngsters have one or more of these phobias.

One of the most common phobias is fear of heights, but there are many more, such as fear of

small, confined spaces

large open spaces
flying
blood and needles
dogs
spiders
snakes
thunder / lightning

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