Over 100 Phobias are listed in the DSM-5, the bible of Psychiatric diagnoses.  Fears like…

• Fear of Spiders
• Fear of Colors
• Fear of Pain
• Fear of Numbers
• Fear of Imperfection
• Fear of Teenagers
• Fear of Failure
• Fear of Computers

But, is fear really a mental illness? Does it really deserve to be classified as a Psychiatric Diagnosis… a diagnosis that can be a permanent mark on the rest of your life?

Let’s find out.

Welcome to Through the Mind, Discovering Mental Health

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Helpful Links:
DSM 5
List of DSM 5 Phobias
TED Talks on Fear
"What Fear Can Teach Us" - Karen Thompson Walker
"Smash Fear, Learn Anything" - Tim Ferriss
​"Why you should Define Your Fears, Instead of Your Goals" - Tim Ferriss
Emotional Tone Scale [video]
Through the Mind Facebook Page
Through the Mind FB Support Group

Transcript:
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One day you are feeling perfectly healthy, the next you are experiencing symptoms of fogginess, racing heart, low blood pressure, so you do what anyone would do…

You go to your primary care physician for help.

You describe the symptoms you are feeling and 10 Minutes later, less time then you spent in the waiting room, after just a brief conversation and no other testing, no other blood work, your MD, you Family Practitioner prescribes you an antidepressant.

That can’t happen, right?

Think again.

Welcome to Through the Mind, Discovering Mental Health

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