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The simple answer is yes, a phobia is a form of mental illness. How do you define mental illness?
There are many definitions but this is perhaps the most straightforward one:-
“Mental illnesses are health conditions involving changes in emotion, thinking or behaviour or a combination these. Mental illnesses are associated with distress and/or problems functioning in social, work or family activities.”
There is still a terrible stigma attached to “mental illness” which has stopped potentially millions of people from seeking treatment. This must stop.
On the upside, phobias are among the most common forms of mental illness and they are usually the most successfully treated.
There are many definitions but this is perhaps the most straightforward one:-
“Mental illnesses are health conditions involving changes in emotion, thinking or behaviour or a combination these. Mental illnesses are associated with distress and/or problems functioning in social, work or family activities.”
There is still a terrible stigma attached to “mental illness” which has stopped potentially millions of people from seeking treatment. This must stop.
On the upside, phobias are among the most common forms of mental illness and they are usually the most successfully treated.