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Does it offend you that the word 'Phobia' is defined as an irrational or an unreasonable fear?

Asked by Ayesha (6218points) September 1st, 2011

I have ‘Arachnophobia’, that is an extreme fear of spiders. I consider it to be very serious and would most definitely be offended if someone was to call it irrational, even though the word is defined so. Do you feel the same way? If not, why?

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