Is pediophobia real?
Is pediophobia real? Pediophobia is a fear of dolls or inanimate objects that look real, and pedophobia is a fear of actual children. People can suffer from both phobias, so someone who fears children (pedophobia) may also fear the childlike features of dolls (pediophobia), and someone with pediophobia may also have pedophobia.
Are we born with phobia?
There are different ways that humans acquire fear — some fears are innate while some are acquired from our experiences or through social learning. Innate fears are hardwired in the human brain and serve to keep us safe from harmful situations; examples of these fears are fear of loud noises and fear of falling.