Tzachi Gadish

YOUR GOLDEN YEARS REALLY CAN BE THE BEST YEARS OF YOUR LIFE
by: Ethel Warshafsky

THE PAPERLESS OFFICE
FALSE DREAM OR REALITY?
by: Jason A. Wach

JUDAH YOU ARE NOT ALONE
by: John Stembridge

Family Values and American Politics
by: Lawrence Alan Gottfried

Marlins on a roll
By: Tzachi Gadish /Photos by: Harry Linet

SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST
By Rabbi Kalman Packouz / Aish Hatorah

THE LOCKED BOX OR
LESSONS YET TO BE LEARNED
AN INTROSPECTIVE JOURNEY
Writen by: Rucha Laya

WHO IS AFFRAID OF PHOBIAS?
By: Tzachi Gadish

The South Florida Women's
Committee for Shaare
By: Jacob Sharon

THE AGE OF REASON
by: Erik Arnold

Phobia-fear; aversion; horror;. There are hundreds of phobias and millions of sufferers in the U.S. We are familiar with a few main phobias that can terrorize the life of many. Phobias can be specific, social or panic disorders, most of which can be treated by psychologists and therapists. Different conditions require different treatments, and without the right care, the phobia is unlikely to clear up.

Almost everybody knows someone with a phobia or some panic disorder. Phobics are trying to ease their discomforts by avoidance, but the harder they work to avoid the things they fear, the more the brain signals that the threat is real. One treatment aims at reducing anxiety and fear. A hemophobic who is afraid of blood and syringes, will be shown pictures of blood, syringes and a blood bank, and gradually a real syringe and blood samples will be displayed to him. Over time the patient will learn to hold a syringe and eventually will have blood drawn from him. The phobia can be cured. Just as you and I can get used to the noise of traffic or background sounds, so can phobics become nonresponsive to the things that once frightened them. In Stockholm University, Sweden, psychologists are using a one-day phobia treatment.

Dr. Lars Ost reports that 80 to 95% of the patients get their phobias under control after just one session. If therapies cannot help, drugs like Prozac, Luvox and Paxil that help produce feelings of satisfaction and reduce stress and anxiety can be taken. There are between 35-50 million Americans that suffer some form of a phobia, they mostly suffer from social phobias.

Phobias Galore. Here are some common and rare phobias:
CLAUSTROPHOBIA Fear of enclosed places.
AGORAPHOBIA Fear of open spaces, to be out of the home.
ACROPHOBIA Fear of hights, looking down from roof.
HEMOPHOBIA Fear of blood, a drop or the talk of blood test.
ELECTROPHOBIA Fear of electricity, light bulbs, cords and appliances.
AVIOPHOBIA Fear of flying.
CATAPEDAPHOBIA Fear of jumping.
CHIRAPTOPHOBIA Fear of being touched and hugs.
DENTOPHOBIA Fear of dentists.
ENOCHLOPHOBTA Fear of crowds
EROTOPHOBIA Fear of sexual love.
GAMOPHOBIA Fear of marriage.
HYDROPHOBIA Fear of water.
PYROPHOBIA Fear of fire.
HELIOPHOBIA Fear of the sun.
MOTORPHOBIA Fear of automobiles.
NECROPHOBIA Fear of death.
ODYNOPHOBIA Fear of pain.
TACHOPHOBIA Fear of speed.
TRISKDEKAPHOBIA Fear of number 13.
XENOPHOBIA Fear of strangers.
ZOOPHOBIA Fear of animals.
The list is long and varied… and if you do not suffer from COMPUPHOBIA, go to the site: www.phobialist.com. I am starting to develop PHOBEPHOBIA now...what about you? Be brave and fight off your phobias.