counterphobic

counterphobic

1. You may be using something psychologists call a counterphobic mechanism, a tendency to slide toward, not away from, something you fear.

你也许在使用心理学家们称之为“抗恐惧”机制，一种朝你所害怕的事物方向滑过去，而不是远离的倾向。

2. Ironically, of course, this, too, is a counterphobic mechanism.

当然，具有讽刺意义，这依然还是一种抗恐惧机制。