Fear of the supernatural

J

Jade

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I can think of a few people off the top of my head that are afraid of ghosts or demons. The fear of ghosts is called Phasmophobiaand the fear of demons is called Daemonophobia. Apparently this can be a sign of something called magical thinking that is the believe in irrational or nonscientific things. However I think this fear can also be strongly linked to religious beliefs and as I’ve mentioned before things we see in films or read in books. Someone who I know isn’t exactly religious is terrified of ghosts and can’t even watch supernatural films or read supernatural books or even speak about them.The interesting thing is that they aren’t even adamant they exist but are still afraid.I think this example is strongly linked to fear of the unknown.
Does anybody suffer or know of a suffer with these kind of phobias who can offer first hand feelings or advice in controlling these fears?
 
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