does a phobia count as a mental illness? if so may I ask for some of the unusual ones you find interesting? I wanna write a book with the main character who has a serve phobia of something but i’m not quite sure what. If you can’t help me that fine. thank you in advance.

scriptshrink:

Yes, phobias do count as mental illnesses if they meet the criteria listed here (link).

Also, here’s a pretty exhaustive list of different phobias! 

Good luck with your story!

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