For many years psychologists have been aware that our minds are more than capable of producing a real biological reaction to any given situation.

And, so as long as the phobic person ‘believes’ that the object or situation they fear represents danger to them, then they will experience real fear.

The majority of people who do suffer with a phobia understand that their fear is ‘irrational’ but continue to experience it regardless of this knowledge. This is why simply being told to “snap out of it” rarely produces a solution!