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phobia noun abhorrence, abject fear, alarm, anxiety, apprehension, aversion, awe, detestation, distaste, disturbance, dread, fear, fright, horror, loathing, obsession, panic, repugnance, terror, trepidation, unreasoned alarm, unreasoned fear See also: apprehension, fear, fright, panic, paranoia How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Chapters explore faulty beliefs that drive irrational fears, such as fear of rejection, and the harmful or self-sabotaging behaviors that can spring from fear, such as excessive perfectionism or exorbitantly costly overpreparation, and methods for nurturing healthy beliefs to counter negative tendencies. The more clearly they see that context--the inequalities structured into our current ways of aging, for example--the less an irrational fear of aging will grip them. Irrational fear of nuclear radiation is actually causing much environmental damage, while the worldwide economic benefits of nuclear energy are incalculable. |
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