Twitter users started the week by sharing their biggest fears. The big question was: what phobia do you have?
Reflecting the fact that many children had returned to school after the winter break, exams were one of the biggest fears.
One user thought he wascompletely normal because he doesn’t have any type of phobia.
Another tweeted about “the wrong way of upbringing” in the community, exhorting people to “raise your kids well”.
More than 200 tweeters discussed a video of a TV presenter asking a boy: “Did you ever hit your sister?”
Some users felt phobia was misunderstood – arguing that, for example, a fear of snakes is normal. Others noted that phobia symptoms include sweating, short breath and shivering.
One doctor felt very sad for those with severe phobia symptoms who had been prisoners in their homes for years without knowing that this is a psychological disorder that can be treated.
Sarah Khamis is The National’s social media editor
skhamis@thenational.ae
On Twitter: @SarahKhamisUAE
