Are phobias all in your mind? Asking for a rude friend

[Getting_There]

Hi,

I hope this is the right place to post this controversial question. I was discussing my phobias with a friend the other day and they turned around me and said they believed that phobias are in your head and they are not real. Obviously, having gone through various issues over the years, and still battling some today, I disagreed with this opinion.

What does everyone else think?

 

[Helprequired]

Thats a slightly controversial and some would say provocative statement. All I would say is, until you have suffered from a phobia(s) people havent a clue what it is like. I think your friend needs to read up on the huge amount of research done in this area. Comments like this dont help phobia sufferers at all and more will now suffer in silence.