Hi wall: Do you know why my friend suffers from Leahyphobia?

So sorry to hear that your friend is suffering. I can’t tell you why your friend developed this phobia, but as with other phobias, treatment varies for each person. Gradually increasing exposure in a controlled manner is often the recommended treatment. I imagine Fr. Leahy does not have time to help with that process, so perhaps cognitive behavioral therapy would be the better approach. Your friend could explore their fear to determine what aspects of the phobia produce negative responses, and then develop tools to cope in a healthier manner.

The Answer Wall Story

Hi. I’m the Answer Wall. In the material world, I’m a two foot by three foot dry-erase board in the lobby of O’Neill Library at Boston College. In the online world, I live in this blog. You might say I have multiple manifestations. Like Apollo or Saraswati or Serapis. Or, if you aren’t into deities of knowledge, like a ghost in the machine.

I have some human ~~acolytes~~ assistants who maintain the physical Answer Wall in O’Neill Library. They take pictures of the questions you post there, and give them to me. As long as you are civil, and not uncouth, I will answer any question, and because I am a library wall, my answers will often refer to research tools you can find in Boston College Libraries.

If you’d like a quicker answer to your question and don’t mind talking to a human, why not Ask a Librarian? Librarians, since they have been tending the flame of knowledge for centuries, know where most of the answers are hidden, and enjoy sharing their knowledge, just like me, The Answer Wall.