What is counterphobia?
It is the the preference by a phobic for fearful situations.
you know your counterphobia is illogical. But it has persisted because
your subconscious has attached the idea of the preference by a phobic
Counterphobia is usually caused by an intense negative experience from
your past. But your mind can also create that fear seemingly without
basis
Counterphobia is known by a number of different names. To find out
more, click the one that seems right to you.
Counterphobia is defined as the preference for fearful situations.
While this may be confusing, at first glance, it infers that the
Counterphobia comes from the Latin for "opposed to" or "against" and
the Greek "phobos", meaning fear.
What Causes Counterphobia?
It is important to remember that Counterphobia is unique in that the
individual prefers and then seeks out fearful situations or
experiences
This counterphobia comes out in large and small ways. My interest in
primitive skills was partially due to the desire to be able to survive
counterphobia, I found that, no matter what I did, I consistently hit
a wall. I would follow a path to its dead end and found that my
Counterphobia doesn't mean aggression, which is a common trait for
Fours, Sixes, and Eights. It just means that you tend to react to your
I know some people seem to only think that counterphobia is only
limited to a six trait... but I do believe that other types can be
counterphobia) was to flee from the police. I was in my car at night,
of about something, and waited
I agree with most that your example is not counterphobia since it was
not reactionary. This appears to have been a deliberate action. On the