Phobia course

Acrophobia

Often chronic if untreated

Agoraphobia

Often persistent and chronic without treatment

Arachnophobia

If untreated, arachnophobia usually follows a chronic course into adulthood.

If untreated, arachnophobia usually follows a chronic course into adulthood.

Claustrophobia

Tends to be long-lasting

Dentophobia

Chronic; worsens oral health

Hemophobia

Lifelong without treatment

Mysophobia

Can worsen into OCD-like patterns

Pyrophobia

Often persists into adulthood

Nyctophobia

Usually resolves naturally

Ophidiophobia

Stable across lifespan

Trypanophobia

Often persists into adulthood

Astraphobia

Often lessens in adulthood

Nosophobia

Can overlap with illness anxiety disorder

Triskaidekaphobia

Stable if culturally reinforced

Necrophobia

Persistent, tied to existential anxiety

Aviophobia

Often develops after negative event

Social phobia

Chronic if untreated