For my Senior20 I decided to focus my topic on phobias! This topic actually wasn't my first choice and I had originally wanted to do something I felt more knowledgeable and passionate about like something in the realm of feminism such as studying the Riot Grrrl movement but I decided that I wanted to do something more out of my comfort zone that related specifically on the psyche. Being extremely interested in psychology and psychiatry, I thought phobias would be a compelling branch off of that. My main focus is on the psychological factor of phobias; why we have them but also what actually happens in your brain that causes and triggers phobias, and ultimately how we overcome them. Everyone has fears or phobias and I want to be able to not only spread awareness that phobias are completely normal to have but to also help people realize that there is a way to overcome them with methods that I will be researching. I think that a lot of people don't always realize that phobias that seems "silly" or juvenile can completely determine someones daily life just like any other mental illness can and I want to research and figure out exactly how this works psychologically as well as spread the message. I'm excited to delve deeper into this topic.

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Hi, welcome to my blog! Enjoy my thoughts, Julia D