The article discusses submechanophobia, a specific fear of submerged human-made objects, including how it differs from other ocean-related fears and the psychological mechanisms, prevalence, and treatment options involved.

Submechanophobia offers insight into how fear can be triggered by artificial items in natural environments, highlighting how perception, evolution, and learned associations shape psychological responses. It also illustrates the role of modern therapies such as virtual reality and systematic desensitization in addressing rare phobias.

Article Title: Submechanophobia: The psychology behind the fear of sunken objects

Link to PsyPost Article: https://nolinkpreview.com/www.psypost.org/submechanophobia-the-psychology-behind-the-fear-of-sunken-objects/

#submechanophobia #psychology #phobias #specificphobias #anxiety #exposuretherapy #virtualrealitytherapy #desensitization #amygdala #cognitivebehavioraltherapy

My latest list is a collected list of almost 100 phobias.

If you're curious. :-)
https://www.listobsession.com/phobias/

#list #phobias

What did you love when you were younger but fear as you get older? was a question on r/AskReddit today and my answer was:

Heights.

As a younger man I clambered about buildings, ruins, mountains and so on without a qualm but in the latter part of my 40s vertigo began to take hold and it has grown worse

#phobias #vertigo #fears #irrational

A Jhonen Vasquez inspired sketch!

Warm-Up, sketch drawing

#warmup #warmupsketch #sketch #sketchbook #drawing #draw #art #characterprofile #expression #eerie #Hypnophobia #rabbit #mask #sketching #sketchdrawing #phobias #facebookartist #instaart #instaartist #ears #inspired #MastoArt

Biophobia: people’s aversion to nature

"Evidence suggests that biophobia is a growing trend in many parts of the world. Ironically, this trend has emerged during a time when increasing people’s biophilia has become a critical challenge for ensuring the sustainability of the human relationship with nature. As highlighted in this review, biophobia can harm public health and undermine conservation, but lacks unified research. Although foundational theories and concepts have been established, a deeper and interdisciplinary understanding of the manifestations, drivers, and feedback loops associated with the human aversion to nature is urgent." >>
Toward a unified understanding of people’s aversion to nature: biophobia >>
https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/fee.70019
#nature #biodiversity #conservation #phobias #BioPhobia #dendrophobia #arachnophobia #NatureAnxiety #wildlife #climate

Image: Iconic Bellingen stump on widened North Bank Road

Creepiest motel in the world that'll trigger a phobia in 53% of guests

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/travel/creepiest-motel-world-thatll-trigger-36630480