@ connor kenway
I think you can pick them up depending on the severity of them. My sister and stepfather both have arachnophobia, but I'm the only one with entaphobia.
I think if, say, your parent curled up into a ball and cried everytime they saw a spider from ever since you can remember, you might have a fear of spiders. (This is not an exaggeration. My sister has horrible reactions when she sees a spider.)
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I think they can be caused through a miswiring or through experiences. I had a slight aversion to bugs when I was younger because they were creepy and I think my stepmother exasperated my fear by shoving bugs "in" my face and laughing when i burst into tears and ran off.
I also can have panic attacks when faced with "extreme" heights (over 100 stories or open) and I have no idea where that came from. it didn't start until I was a junior in high school and it's only happened three times. I love to fly and ride rollercoasters though.
I think you can pick them up depending on the severity of them. My sister and stepfather both have arachnophobia, but I'm the only one with entaphobia.
I think if, say, your parent curled up into a ball and cried everytime they saw a spider from ever since you can remember, you might have a fear of spiders. (This is not an exaggeration. My sister has horrible reactions when she sees a spider.)
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I think they can be caused through a miswiring or through experiences. I had a slight aversion to bugs when I was younger because they were creepy and I think my stepmother exasperated my fear by shoving bugs "in" my face and laughing when i burst into tears and ran off.
I also can have panic attacks when faced with "extreme" heights (over 100 stories or open) and I have no idea where that came from. it didn't start until I was a junior in high school and it's only happened three times. I love to fly and ride rollercoasters though.
May 16th, 2013 at 08:53pm