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goo  ·  3430 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: What is your irrational fear?

I disagree with the idea that irrational fears are simply ignorance. It's not as if someone simply says, "Oh, I am scared of heights. Oh well." People have a tendency to self-explore and evaluate who they are as a person, so most would know of what the fear is rooted in.

That said, even when they figure out what it is rooted in, their response is still unreasonable to the situation and difficult to alter. That's where a fear becomes irrational.