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Do you have any phobia? (psychcentral.com)

submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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What is a phobia?

Phobias are persistent and intense fears of a particular:

object

person (like a doctor or clown)

situation

activity

If you have a phobia, you may experience severe anxiety and panic attacks when you’re:

exposed to the object or situation you’re fearful of

thinking about the thing you’re afraid of

anticipating an encounter with the item you’re scared of

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Apparently I have the phobia of not creating a better/optimal world for my son.

Like... I'm seeing a psychologist right now, and I'm on antidepressants, because I dangerously flirted with a burnout. Not a burnout related to working too hard or too much, but being obsessed with having a positive social impact with my work.

And since I don't have much impact, I was putting an enormous pressure on myself to find a way to have a greater social impact, for the sole purpose of making sure my son would have more options than I did.

Fun times.