Most Common Phobias & the Causes of Phobias

Who discovered phobia is an age old question with no clear answers till now. Although phobias started to exist along with the evolution of humankind, no one really knows who exactly discovered it or what the causes of phobias are. However there are traces of its mention even in the age old writings of Plutarch. Many scholars have tried to explain the causes of phobias without much success. It was during the 20th century that the great psychologist Sigmund Freud suggested that phobias were the result of the excessive exploitation of oppression and displacement defense mechanisms.

This explanation of Sigmund Freud is being widely accepted by the world even though there isn’t enough proof! Most of the explanations on phobias still remain a hypothesis. Modern psychoanalysts prefer to go with Freud and Jung when it comes to psychological explanation or the causes of phobias. When it comes to exploring the causes of phobias, there are several factors that induce phobias. The two main reasons I deduced include instigation of the fear of men and that of God for mere subjugation of subordinates.

Common causes of phobias with examples include punishment of children for disobedience and punishment of after life in case of adults that ignore religious laws! In short, most common phobias are nothing but the result of psychological conditioning of subordinates to keep them under control.

In the spiritual realm, it is widely believed that the supernatural power that controls the earth uses phobias as an instrument to subjugate the strong willed humankind. Most religions even the most benevolent ones like Christianity instigate the fear of Hell to make its followers abide by the God given laws! The conclusion is that most common phobias do not occur naturally but are created and administered by the humankind itself.