For example, let’s say, arachnophobia.
I’m pretty sure a lot of people are more or less a bit afraid of arachnids. Then at what point does this phenomenon count as “arachnophobia”? How does the effect of seeing images and videos differ from seeing them IRL? Do arachnophobic people react uncontrollably in some way in these situations?
Same logic applies to other types of phobias such as megalophobia or trypophobia etc.
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As with most things these days, I’d say it’s more of a spectrum. You have the people who like spiders on one end, and you have people who faint at the sight of one on the other.
Most people are just somewhere inbetween. The identity of being arachnaphobic is moreso defining the severity.
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