Noise phobia and storm phobia and...combat phobia?
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Dr. Patty KhulyPosted
Thu 04 Mar 2010 10:00pm
at: Given that 20% of dogs reportedly experience noise phobia and––at least in my area––more like a third are significantly scared of storms , it shocks me that we don’t wear out our military dogs more quickly. Noise and storm phobia, after all, are progressive behavioral diseases that would seem to share this distinction with the kind of combat stress Gunner
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Treating Thunderstorm Phobia in Ten Not-So-Easy Steps (Storm Phobia Part 2)
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Dr. Patty KhulyPosted
Thu 10 Jun 2010 5:28am
in South Florida, anyway), it’s not just informative — it’s timely, too.
Here’s a rehashing of my ten steps to handling storm phobia (with product reviews, too!)
1. Identify it early.
Storm phobia is a progressive behavioral disease. That means that dogs who don’t show obvious signs of distress may be subclinical patients just waiting to manifest
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Phobias- The Fear of Lawn Mowers?
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Shannon ..Posted
Fri 17 Oct 2008 6:19pm
We all have fears, but it's when those fears become an extreme that they are considered phobias. There are all sort of phobias out there. I even found a couple websites that listed them. Phobia List and Unusual Phobias are two site that you can look up the countless amounts of phobias that people experience. I should have Lilapsophobia (which is a fearRead on »
Fears, Phobias, & OCD
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Rebbekah W.Posted
Mon 21 Jul 2008 10:19am
What can you do if you are challenged yourself with fears, phobias, or OCD?
What can you do for someone that you care about? Dr. Sally Witt is here today to help us understand panic attacks, controlling our fears and phobias and help shed some light on how to take out the stress in our lives and get to the root of the problem.
Hear about how
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Fear of Intimacy/Commitment Phobia
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Marriage The Easy Way ..Posted
Sun 24 Aug 2008 10:02pm
to talk to them stop and fear of intimacy begin? Where does challenging your partner and not wanting to settle in a relationship stop and commitment phobia start?
I'm not sure if you can use the term commitment phobia when you are already married, but I feel like it's the proper description for what I've got.
In a nutshell, I don't think I allow myself
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Remember Whensday: Fears and Phobias
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Ruth K.Posted
Tue 24 Nov 2009 10:01pm
once felt has lessened and while I don't expect I would be able to touch a snake, I have desensitized my fear to some degree.
My other childhood phobia was waterfalls... can now stand at the brink of Niagara Falls beside the protective fence without feeling like I am going over.
Fear is a protective instinct. Phobias are irrational. Looking
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Neighborhood Animals, Phobias & Fears
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LoveVeggiesYogaPosted
Mon 07 Mar 2011 5:34am
you have any phobias or fears? Either of animals or otherwise?
I would not really call my dislike of flying birds a phobia. I just don’t really like birds. Just like I don... they definitely creep me out.
And snakes, yes. Fear and phobia. As well as most other reptiles. Ick! Not for me!
Also, big dogs (un-leashed), yes, I tread lightly around them
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A Buddhist view of fear and phobia.
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Eric W.Posted
Wed 22 Oct 2008 6:15pm
perspective on fear and phobia, fear has been central to the rise of civilization:
...we fear discomfort so we store food for more difficult times, we prepare ourselves for dangers...
Fear has its place, of course. Without it, we'd be much less likely to avoid dangerous situations. Without fear, we might be more inclined to step suddenly in front
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