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Phobias
What do heights, spiders, snakes and ... have in common? They're among British people's most common ... . A survey, which was recently carried out in the UK, asked people to rate 13 common phobias. Acrophobia, which is the ... of heights, was the most common. Young people who answered the survey were more afraid of spiders and ... speaking, whereas older people were more afraid of snakes and heights. Phobias are common ... and people whose phobias aren't diagnosed can ... for years. Luckily, there are lots of online forums where you can chat to other people who suffer from the same condition. Alternative ... are often used to treat these kinds of fears. That's the reason why hypnotherapy, which is the use of hypnosis to ... medical conditions, is often used in the treatment of phobias.