Dear Judy;

No, nothing weird about it at all. I don't think therapists understand it
very well, however I think it is different from their phobias. If you are
afraid of flying, or afraid of bridges (more common than I thought), you can
pretty much go about you life avoiding these things, or at least working on
the at your leisure. If you have chest pain, or some other serious
condition, this phobia may kill you. Strange how the fear of doctors may
even be stronger than the fear of death.

As a confirmed atheist, faith doesn't provide much help to me.

Well I wish you the best of luck. Some people can probably live to 90
without ever seeing a doctor.