“Phobias can tend to cause tons of worry and feeling upset, to the point of causing them to avoid any situations they can't handle.” It's really disappointing to know that you're missing out on huge opportunities because of fear holding you back. Because being afraid is impossible to overcome, people are sometimes made fun of for some of their fears. (Fears and Phobias) Since phobias have a closer connection with fear, as fear quickly turns into a phobia. Anxiety is not the same at all because it is more of a psychological problem due to part of the fear. Since phobias and fear can do a lot of damage to someone, suffering from anxiety is nothing like it. Anxiety will harm a person so badly that they will have to seek help to cure the problem. Fear and phobias tend to fade as time passes and you find yourself in situations close to the one in which you are afraid