(January 5, 2019 at 7:40 am)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote:(January 5, 2019 at 7:38 am)onlinebiker Wrote: A fear of heights isn' t a phobia.
Phobias are irrational fear of something.
Avoidance of danger is clearly rational.
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A fear of clowns is irrational.
Unless the Clown in question is John Wayne Gacy.
When you freeze with fear and could literally be cut into pieces before you would move, that's a phobia.
Then I suppose I qualify. I have been known to lose consciousness when in proximity to a horse, so cutting me to bits wouldn't be difficult.
Boru
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