Strange Phobias
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A phobia is an anxiety disorder or a mental illness involving excessive and persistent fear of a situation or object. Exposure to the source of the fear produces an immediate anxiety response.
Fear is a normal reaction to a hazard while a phobia leads to a fear response even when you are not in danger. Phobias can be associated with many objects or situations, such as a fear of heights, spiders, needles, or flying.
Phobia is the word that refers to constant fear. It is an unreasonable and irrational fear that some people have of some things, beings, or situations. Although phobias have different causes for each individual, exposure to certain objects, creatures, or situations during childhood can lead to fears Often later it becomes a chronic fear or phobia for many people.
Phobia word is derived from the Greek word Phobos. An irrational fear that some people have of certain harmless objects and situations is the meaning of that word.
There are mainly three types of phobias. All others are sub-divisions.
specific phobia is a fear expressed by a person towards particular objects or particular social situations.
Social phobia
Social phobia is an irrational fear of certain individuals in a variety of social situations. Such people are often ruled by the fear of what others will think of them.
Agoraphobia
Extreme fear of entering open or crowded places, of leaving their own house, because of this fear and anxiety they avoid unfamiliar or new places. Such as crowded places, open or enclosed, Public places, etc.
Aviophobia
It is an extreme fear of flying in an airplane. People with aerophobia may be scared about different aspects of flying, such as landing take-off, landing, or getting closed in the plane. You might know that your fear is unreasonable statistics show that air travel has the death rates low among other forms of transportation.
Most people with aerophobia are not actually afraid of a plane crash. Instead, you might fear the anxiety that comes with being on the plane. The expectation of flying, or thinking about flying, is often as troubling as being on the flight itself.
Enochlophobia
Enochlophobia is a mental disorder in which people run away when they see a crowd. Their symptoms are shortness of breath and sweating if they are in crowded places. it may cause an inferiority complex from childhood.
Acrophobia
It is the mental health condition in which a person experiences intense fear of heights.
Walking up a flight of stairs, Being on a ladder, Being on a rollercoaster, Standing near a balcony or at the top of a building, and Looking out a window of a tall building are the situations that people with acrophobia may fear.
Thanatophobia
It is an intense fear of death. Having some anxiety about death is a normal human condition.
But some people, think about their own death or the process of dying can cause intense fear and anxiety.
Nyctophobia
Nyctophobia is an extreme fear of the dark. The name comes from the Greek word meaning night. Children and adults with nyctophobia may fear staying alone in the dark. They may have fear as well as anxiety in dark places, and they may have sleeping difficulties in a dark room.
Claustrophobia
It is the fear of enclosed spaces. Common causes include tunnels, elevators, trains, and airplanes. Behavior training is the main treatment.
Acarophobia
Some people have an irrational fear of insects and cockroaches. They are allergic to entering houses with insects and cockroaches.
Symptoms
- High heartbeat
- Shortness of breath
- Dry mouth
- Rapid speech and inability to speak
- Elevated blood pressure
- Chest pain
- Nausea
- Sweating
How to reduce
- Facing fears
- Cognitive behavioral therapy
- Plan a trip to reduce stress
- Practicing mindfulness activities like meditation
- Getting enough sleep and exercise
Check your knowledge
Specific Phobia, Social phobia, Agoraphobia
Thanatophobia
High heartbeat, Shortness of breath, Dry mouth, Rapid speech and inability to speak, Elevated blood pressure, Chest pain, Nausea, Sweating
Fear is a normal reaction to a hazard while a phobia leads to a fear response even when you are not in danger. Phobias can be associated with many objects or situations, such as a fear of heights, spiders, needles, or flying.