One among the initial interpretations (the Pythagorean interpretation) was that the phobias were 'reminiscences' from former lives (and was essentially believed to have a religious association).



The following half of the nineteenth century, however, saw a mammoth change in this sphere. Roundabout this time psychiatry began to flourish as a fully urban remedial discipline.

These psychiatry professionals open the honestly causes behind these spectacular mental disorders, putting whisper all misconceptions and delusions associated with phobias.

This timed of the chronicle of phobias is not only interesting but also exceptionally significant. It is in this part that having identified the causal factors behind the different phobias, the psychiatrists for the first time attempted cures for them.

The year 1966 happens to be an important year in the story of phobias. It was in this year that the first terror organization in the world, 'The Open Door', was founded. Now the organization has been re-named PAX - a Latin word, which means serenity. PAX stands for panic attacks & angst disorders and ensures the serenity of thinker for all.

The Greek doctor Hippocrates was vivacious over 300 years before the birth of Jesus and described a man who, '...Through bashfulness, distrust and timorousness, will not be seen abroad...He thinks every man observes him.' This description of communal horror is virtually two and the half centuries old! There are legendary phobics, who can be found throughout saga.

Augustus Caesar...Fear of Cats. King James I...Fear of Unsheathed Swords. King Henry III of France...Fear of Cats. Feydeau (French Playwright)...Morbid Fear of Daylight Sigmund Freud.....Anxiety Symptoms, Fear of Travel. And right up awaiting the current day.

Aretha Franklin (Singer)...Agoraphobia. Joanna Lumley (Actor)...Fear of Water Ainsley Harriot (TV Chef)...Fear of Snakes Ian Wright (TV Presenter)...Fear of Enclosed Spaces Wendy Richard (Actor)...Fear of Spiders - Arachnophobia Robson Green (Actor)...Fear of Wasps Kim Basinger (Actor)...Agoraphobia Phil Jupitus (TV/Radio Presenter/Comedian)...Fear of Spiders. So what happens to the persona who has a concern when that fear is triggered?