
PHOBIA VS FEAR
PHOBIA

Phobia is a feeling of anxiety which comes with a very specific situation and is causing fear even if the situation is not present right now. If you have a phobia of being in a small place, even thinking of such a situation can bring you uncomfortable feelings and stress. There can be different types of phobias for example arachnophobia which is a fear of spiders, hemophobia which is a fear of blood and so on.
FEAR

Fear is our biological way to react when there is some actual danger. For example, I am walking around a group of shady looking strangers who are shouting. I feel fear, because I do not know if they are going to attack me or not. The same way I feel fear when I am in a burning house, I am afraid for my life, because I do not know if I will survive or if I get hurt.