Phobia 2 English Subtitles

[Tracee Hsiang]

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As a public speaking coach, I'd say 75% of the people who call my office mention fear - and that's fine. It's okay to acknowledge that something is scary and it's even better that these folks have picked up the phone, taking a step to deal with it. It's that word "phobia" that I have a problem with.

Dictionary.com defines a phobia as "a persistent, irrational fear of a specific object, activity, or situation..." Yet there's nothing irrational about being afraid to do something that you haven't been trained to do well!

Supposing tomorrow, for reasons unknown, you are awakened to find out that you have to do immediate open-heart surgery on someone. Only you can save the person on the table and you're rushed into the O.R. where Nurse Jenkins hands you a scalpel and everyone is poised for you to begin.

Scared? Certainly! So then: does that mean you have a phobia of performing open-heart surgery? Or is it a completely rational reaction to being expected to do something that you haven't been prepared for...let alone had time to develop a comfort zone with?

It's the same with speaking. Our society has a ridiculous notion that if you have a voice and you know English, you should be able to get up and give a presentation -- and should even be comfortable doing so! Yet few of us have ever had any real preparation for this. Few of us get it in high school and relatively few do in college. You might have been asked to give some sort of oral reports, but likely you just got a grade on it, not coaching.

2) Public speaking skills are quite learnable, just like driving a car, roasting a turkey, and programming your DVR are. You just need a sense of commitment and a willingness to make mistakes in practice without kicking yourself too hard before you start to see the improvement.

Even better, or in concert with reading, is joining a Toastmasters club -- an international organization dedicated to meeting weekly to work on these skills. You're expected to speak every 4-6 weeks while learning from watching others give their presentations and getting feedback. It's not a fast way to grow, but over the course of a year or two of membership, you'll see growth.

Whichever method you choose, you're going to find is that as you know and the more gentle feedback you get, the more the fear shrinks until it's barely there. And that, my friends, doesn't sound like any kind of phobia at all!

Milo Shapiro of www.PublicDynamics.com has been coaching and running corporate classes in public speaking skills since 2004. He meets San Diego clients both in person and remotely (ie: Zoom). The above-mentioned books are available by clicking their titles.

Fans of movie director Ari Aster may have noticed a trend of seeing gruesome head trauma close-ups. In Hereditary, one of the most disturbing and shocking scenes depicted Charlie getting her head lopped off by a telephone pole when she stuck it out the window. In Midsommar, viewers see the aftermath of the ritual suicide scene and several grisly closeups of a smashed head. These Midsommar Easter eggs are actually rooted in Aster's own childhood fears. According to an article from Esquire, Aster likes to use images that terrorized him as a child. He also stated that he will never stop using gory head trauma shots in his movies.

More interesting Midsommar Easter eggs have further roots in Aster's real-life fears. In the film, Mark (Will Poulter) freaks out about ticks. Several of the other characters tease him about this, but it is based on Ari Aster's real-life fear of ticks. As previously mentioned, Aster loves to base elements of his stories on his own life. Some people cope with trauma and their fears by using them in their art, and Aster is definitely that type of person. He would also wear at least two pairs of socks while walking in places known for ticks to try and keep them from latching on to him.

Each character gets a shocking death in Midsommar, but Simon (Archie Madekwe) has by far the most brutal looking. Not many people may have understood what was going on during Simon's death scene. His body was shown flayed alive, his lungs extended like wings in an extremely visceral and gory way. The film only gives viewers a brief look. Adding to the list of Midsommar hidden details is that Simon's method of death was based on a real Norse execution ritual known as the Blood Eagle. It's made even more terrifying because Simon was alive while it happened and was still alive when Christian found him.

Midsommar opens with a decidedly creepy tapestry marking the changes between winter and summer. At first, it appears that the tapestry is depicting the passing of the seasons, with some viewers suggesting that Midsommar's deaths represent the four elements, featuring two scary faces marking the middle of winter and summer. However, upon closer inspection, characters from the film appear in each stage of the tapestry, acting out what they will do at various points. Before the plot has even begun, audiences are given Midsommar Easter eggs and a sense that everything has been pre-planned.

Although it's set in Sweden, most of Midsommar is in the English language. Some of the characters, however, do speak Swedish, but, interestingly, their lines are not subtitled. This is one of the deliberate Midsommar Easter eggs that serves to further isolate the Americans from their European hosts, but it also has an interesting effect on the audience. Viewers are made to feel as isolated as the main characters, and any hope audiences may have of gaining some knowledge about the hosts' suspicion grows is taken away by the lack of subtitles. Viewers are trapped, forced to watch the events unfold as they happen without any means of protecting themselves.

Dental phobia is the serious, often paralyzing, fear of dental care and is not as uncommon as many people think. An estimated 9-15% of all Americans avoid much-needed care because of dental anxiety and fear. This means 30-40 million Americans are so afraid of dental treatment that they avoid it altogether.

Avoiding the dentist because of fear can have serious ramifications in terms of your dental health and overall well-being. Today, with advanced treatment techniques and a dentist trained to help you overcome your dental phobia, you can feel comfortable restoring your dental and oral health.

All of these can lead to poor nutrition, the inability to enjoy eating, discomfort, embarrassment about your appearance, and serious limitations in your social and professional life. We can help you conquer your fear of dental procedures and restore your dental health as well as your smile and self-confidence.

Prior studies into the efficacy of virtual reality for the treatment of phobias were reliant on high-end VR rigs which can be expensive and difficult to acquire for the average patient. They also focused on specific phobias. The team at the University of Otago wanted something that could reach a higher number of patients, both in terms of content and access to equipment.

Participants enter in their phobias and their severity on a scale and are presented with a series of virtual experiences designed to gently and progressively expose the user to their fear. The study involved 129 people between the ages of 18 and 64, all of which reported all five of the target phobias. They used oVRcome over the course of six weeks with weekly emailed questionnaires measuring their progress. Participants also had access to a clinical psychologist in the event that they experienced any adverse effects from the study.

Part of what makes the software so effective is the diversity of programming available and the ability for an individual to tailor their experiences based on their own unique experience. Additionally, exposure therapy is coupled with additional virtual modules including relaxation, mindfulness, cognitive techniques, and psychoeducation.

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Published: 2009/01/11 - Updated: 2023/12/01

Contents: Summary - Definition - Introduction - Main - RelatedSynopsis: List and definitions of both rare and common fears and phobias in children and adults. A phobia is an irrational, intense, persistent fear of certain situations, activities, things, or persons. Most phobias are classified into two categories. According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-V), such phobias are considered sub-types of anxiety disorder. Specific phobias are fear of particular objects or social situations that immediately result in anxiety and can sometimes lead to panic attacks. A specific phobia may be further subdivided into five categories: animal type, natural environment type, situational type, blood-injection-injury type, and others.Defining PhobiaPhobiaA phobia is an anxiety disorder defined by a persistent and excessive fear of an object or situation. Phobias typically result in a rapid onset of fear and are usually present for over six months. About 19 million Americans have one or more phobias that range from mild to severe. This fear can be so overwhelming that a person may go to great lengths to avoid the source of this fear. One response can be a panic attack. This is a sudden, intense fear that lasts for several minutes. It happens when there is no real danger.

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