A phobia can be so obsessive that it disrupts a person's lifestyle.
Excessive fears become irrational fears or phobias.
These phobias are magnified out of proportion to any actual threat of danger. The victim or sufferer may realize this and acknowledge it as a phobia but is unable to control his reactions towards the phobia. He is no longer able to fight his phobias and wants to take flight from them. Some people have phobias without realizing it. If you can identify yourself in these common symptoms of phobia, then it's time to get some help.