ESL Questions Phobias
Phobias
Phobias are intense fears that limit lives. These 75 questions explore what scares us and why: What causes fear? Can you overcome phobias? Is fear rational? What helps? Should all fears be conquered?
Beginner
Do you have any phobias?
What are you afraid of?
Is fear normal?
Have you felt very scared?
What scares you most?
Do you like scary movies?
Are phobias the same as fear?
Have you avoided something?
What's a common phobia?
Do you know someone with a phobia?
Is being afraid shameful?
Can you overcome fears?
Have you conquered a fear?
What causes phobias?
Is fear ever useful?
Do you freeze when scared?
Have you panicked before?
How do you calm down?
Is spiders a common phobia?
Are heights scary?
Do you worry about flying?
Can fear be irrational?
Have you helped someone scared?
Is it okay to be afraid?
Would you want no fears?
Intermediate
Why do people have phobias?
How do they develop?
Have you developed a new fear?
Is your fear limiting?
How does fear affect you?
Can you manage your phobia?
Have you sought help?
Does therapy help?
Is fear contagious?
How do people hide fears?
Is it weakness?
What's the worst phobia?
How common are phobias?
Do you think fears are learned?
Can children overcome fears?
How do parents affect fears?
Is exposure helpful?
Can medication help?
What would help you?
Does culture affect fears?
Are some fears irrational?
Can you live with a phobia?
Do your fears change?
What's the impact on life?
Would you want to change?
Advanced
Is fear biological or psychological?
How much is phobia about control?
Does society create unnecessary fears?
Can fear be adaptive?
How much is phobia about trauma?
Should we medicate fear?
Is anxiety different from phobia?
Can fear be eliminated?
Does fear serve a purpose?
How much is fear cultural?
Can we understand irrational fears?
Should we shame people with phobias?
How does fear affect society?
Is fear ever justified?
Can we quantify fear?
How does media amplify fears?
Should therapies be mandatory?
Can technology help exposure therapy?
Is fear a privilege?
How does poverty affect fears?
Can we reframe fear?
Is bravery about lack of fear?
Can we be too fearless?
Should we challenge all fears?
What would fearless society look like?