Tuesday 5 April 2016

Drawing phobia?

Phobias come in many forms: specific phobias such as spiders, height or blood, or social phobias, for example, fear of speaking in public. Presenting and communicating ideas may involve not only addressing a group of people verbally but also using ideation tools such as pen and paper, for example, drawing on a white board or flip chart with marker pen, a social situation which might create anxiety: "Can't draw - won't draw!". Can there then be cases of "drawing phobia"?  It is known that the best way of overcoming a phobia is confronting it. That is, the individual suffering from phobia confronts the source of the phobia instead of avoiding the issue. In case of drawing phobia, if the source of the phobia is lack of confidence using pen and paper to communicate in group situations, the answer seems straightforward: confront the fear through practising drawing in a variety of mediums and situations.

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