well for someone with a phobia - what they are afraid of usually results in an obsessive thought in which you have a hard time not thinking about it. In some ways this site justifies that your irrational fear is something that should be avioded at all costs - which is not really helpful. Because the board places so mmuch emphasis on aviodant behaviours, you may pick up another members ways. for example, you read a post about food poisioning in macdonalds hamburger, and you think, "wow! I shouldnt eat macdonalds anymore". Or you read a post about how a virus is 10 million miles away from you in another state, and yet all you can think about is, "when will It come here and make me sick?"


While the board is great for realizing you're not alone, you have to becareful on how you use the information provided on it.