FEARS AND PHOBIAS

FIRST QUALITY COMMENT

I´m sure that all, or almost all of us, have or have had a fear or phobia of something once in life. When you were a child ,you were probably afraid of the dark , but do you know the difference between fear and phobia ?.

Fear is what you feel when you are in a situation of real or imaginary danger for example when you have an accident. Fhobia is the intense fear that you have to a person , a thing or situation for example spider phobia. In fact, phobia can appear after a fear that we have had in a dangerous situation like an accident.

There are three types of phobias : specific phobias , social phobias and agoraphobia . Agoraphobia isn't just a fear of open spaces, it describes a fear of any situation where escape would be difficult. Specific phobias are probably the most recognised. They are an irrational fear of a specific thing or situation like phobias of animals or blood. Social phobias are when you have an irrational fear of how people will react to you in a situation like the fear of rejection.

I think that fears or phobias only appear because of our insecurities and we should face them to stop having them.

HELICOPTER PARENTING : I´AM WATCHING YOU

COMMENT 20

Nowadays, we are surrounded by technologies such as mobiles phones or laptops which can be very useful for our work and lifestyle , but have you ever thought that your camera and microphone can spy on you ?

It is clear that when you are in a store there are cameras anywhere for our security or the person who works there , so if there is a criminal who comes to steal something , employers can know who it is. In addition, schools also have now cameras to monitor students for example if they use their mobiles or if something happens.

When we are in our homes quietly , we can also be spied by other people that we don´t know and it can be a big problem. When a person accesses to our mobile , they can see everything we are doing and even they can listen to us. Moreover , they can take photos , steal important documents and what´s more , they can access to our password.

To sump up , you should be vey careful when you are using your mobile or laptop because someone can be watching you.

SHALL WE EAT ? YES , BUT...

COMMENT 19

Nowadays there are so many people who are allergic or intolerant to some kind of food , especially children . These allergies can be more or less dangerous and sometimes even cause death. So if you are allergic to something , you should be very careful when you eat.

There are many different allergies, the most common are intolerance to eggs, flour or nuts such as peanuts. But, why are we allergic ?. This is because our intestines believe that the substance we are eating is bad for us and it acts on it. Some people are just intolerant and that means they can eat this kind of food in small quantities and not very often.

The effects that can cause allergy are varied , from fevers , tummy ache , vomiting . In fact, there are some people who can´t even be in contact with the substance that causes them allergy. I have a friend who is allergic to gluten and it´s a problem when she wants to go out to eat. In addition, gluten free food is much more expensive than normal food.

To sum up, being an allergic person can sometimes be a bit difficult because you have to be very careful with what you eat or where are you going to eat.

IS TELEVISION HELPFUL OR HARMFUL FOR OUR SOCIETY

COMMENT 18

Nowadays , who doesn´t have a television set at home?. Surely , we all have one or more than one but how long do we spend watching TV and how can have it a negative effect specially on children ?. As we can see , watching TV have some pros and cons.

On the one hand , children can learn a lot when they are watching television because there are many children´s television programs that entertain and make children develop their creativity and imagination. In addition , it can help them to increase their curiosity and also to learn other languages.

On the other hand , spending so much time watching TV can make that children have difficulties to learn. It can make they use inappropriate vocabulary and even be violent . Moreover, it can create them health problems like obesity or vision problems. It can also create distractions in studies.

I think that television is not bad if you make a good use of it. If you abuse it ,it will have a negative effect