Fear and Phobia, two terminologies often defined interchangeably, however two distinct feelings with minor similar combinations. Fear being a rare and intensified feeling, dependent on a random or a general cause which is not a habit and can be controlled. It is developed by outward forces which instructs your mind to better avoid it. Fear can be defined as a feeling of insecurity arising, a process of which might lead to harm, mostly physical, and the realization of the fact in being helpless against it. For example, it is normal to fear from certain teachers due to their strict disciplinary policies, due to the fact that there can be no chances of retaliation from your side, regardless of how intense the provocation might seem. You are aware that no matter what you are helpless against them. Fear can be resisted and controlled. Another example is the tendency to fear from parents, knowing that if they spank you, they would not meet any resistance. Upon finding lack of resistance, the attacker evolves into a more confident one and thus the punishment gets severe, directly affecting the subject’s conscious of being fearful. Thus fear increases. If the person knows that he or she can bite back without any restrictions and is confident enough to take it through the end, the fear cease to exist and thus overcome. On the other hand, Phobia is kind of illness a person experiences mentally and reacts physically. It is permanent in some way until and unless treated psychologically. A Phobia is fear from a non-living thing or kind of nature, rather than someone living. A person would be fearful of dogs but can not have a phobia of it. A non-living thing is meant to be lifeless and thus can not attack, for which it can not receive resistance and thus fear can be ruled out. However, the subject feels intimidated and reacts in a certain manner. The illness is deep-seated and makes him to avoid it physically and a temporal paralysis occurs. The mind refuses to commit the actio

Answered by CamieHbK at 11:38 PM on September 18, 2007

fear is unwanted situation that stimulates the adrenaline.its very normal to fear something.every normal person fears something.Whereas,a phobia is the unreasonable,unrealistic n excessive fear to a particular object or situation.In short, it is a more advanced n dangerous form of fear.

Answered by sonal , an ibibo Citizen, at 12:21 AM on September 10, 2007

Fears are avoiding impulses to an unwanted situation whereas phobia is a permanent reaction to any sort of situation be it wanted or unwanted.

Answered by Connoisseur , an ibibo Citizen, at 11:40 PM on September 09, 2007

fear is normal phobia is a mental problem

Answered by vinod , an ibibo Citizen, at 11:36 PM on September 09, 2007

fear and phobia are both synonyms but phobia is used in medcal terms and always look good rather than using the word fear

Answered by saixaero , an ibibo Master, at 11:28 PM on September 09, 2007