{"id":381,"date":"2010-12-02T16:18:33","date_gmt":"2010-12-02T16:18:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/social.plymouth.k12.in.us\/perspective\/?p=381"},"modified":"2014-04-07T07:16:46","modified_gmt":"2014-04-07T12:16:46","slug":"what-are-you-scared-of","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/social.plymouth.k12.in.us\/perspective\/?p=381","title":{"rendered":"What are You Scared of?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>By Marcie Blair<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Heights, spiders, thunderstorms, death;\u00a0 everybody has one spine tingling fear. Whether it is a rational fear or one that is hardly frightening, it can be terrifying to the person with the fear.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\nNot everybody wants to admit it but every single person has a phobia.\u00a0 Nobody lives without fear, it could be as silly as a spider to as severe as a fear of the sun. Katie Galloway has a fear of locked car doors. Her phobia does not affect her daily activities aside from car rides. \u201cI can\u2019t fall asleep, I just keep looking at the lock. The door has to be locked. If I can\u2019t lock the door I sit in the middle seat.\u201d This is an uncommon fear but, a minor one also. There are other students at Plymouth High School who have some odd phobias, such as Tadd Pugh, \u201cMy phobia is the hands of small children\u201d Pugh admits. It is not the hands alone that stirs him, \u201cThe proportions are correct but, the size is not normal!\u201d<br \/>\nYes, it is true everybody has something that increases their heart rate but are some fears highly exaggerated? Galloway thinks so, \u201cSometimes people act like they are more scared than what they really are for attention.\u201d For those who are not acting, however, is there a way to overcome a meaningless fear? Overcoming an irritating phobia may require professional help. Pugh believes a fear can not be completely defeated without specific conditioning.<br \/>\nPhobias are often shared with other disorders such as depression or an anxiety disorder.\u00a0 These disorders accompanying a phobia can worsen the fear, although, that may depend on one\u2019s willingness to get over their fear.\u00a0 Some would rather live with their phobia then ever dare to face it. So, for those who live\u00a0 their every day life ignoring any childish fears that may arise, one\u00a0 must wonder if anybody uses that person\u2019s phobia to their advantage. \u201cMy brother is afraid of birds and I use our cockatoo, Charlie to influence him.\u201d\u00a0 Pugh confesses mischievously. Galloway does not feel the same about the fun, using someone else\u2019s phobia is disgusting. She says, its just wrong.<br \/>\nPeople are often harassed for their fears, and some curiosity thrives on knowing why somebody would be frightened of an unlocked car door.\u00a0 \u201cI\u2019m scared the door will open and I\u2019ll fall out.\u201d Galloway explains. Some things in life just come without an answer, and maybe what triggers some of our fears may be one thing bearing no answers. Pugh says he feels the same uneasiness another person may feel while facing a rodent when he sees a small child\u2019s hands. That may never be explained either.<br \/>\nThere is nothing really wrong with having a phobia, unless it interferes with every day living. When asked if his phobia affected his day to day activities Pugh responded \u201cYes, my brother knows of it and takes retribution for the cockatoo instances.\u201d<br \/>\nSome phobias leave us shaking in our pants, others however are easily avoided throughout life. Whether avoided or not our fears are still very much there. Phobias may be far fetched or actually quite logical.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Marcie Blair Heights, spiders, thunderstorms, death;\u00a0 everybody has one spine tingling fear. 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