Classical conditions and phobia treatment by Rubinta

Common phobias that can be controlled

rubiijann — 2023-11-01 05:34:27 UTC

What leads fears to become phobias?

rubiijann — 2023-11-01 05:42:23 UTC

rubiijann — 2023-11-01 19:51:56 UTC

As commonly known, phobias are often caused by traumatic events, but how does the phobia become so intense to the point where it causes trauma?

Results of treatments for phobias

rubiijann — 2023-11-01 20:03:06 UTC

Types of Treatments for phobias

rubiijann — 2023-11-01 20:06:38 UTC

Fortunately, you can treat these phobias and learn how to cope with them. There are multiple ways to do this with a license therapist or even naturally.

Fear or something stronger?

rubiijann — 2023-11-01 21:09:55 UTC

The emotion known as fear has always put many people to a halt when it comes to conquering day-to-day situations. Whether it’s a small threat or a threat of something that can take their own lives, the emotion of fear becomes so strong that somehow you forget the ability to do something as simple as breathing. If it’s at that point, should it be classified as purely an unnecessary outburst of fear?

Fear is just in your head until it takes over your life

rubiijann — 2023-11-02 18:15:14 UTC

With fear being a common emotion that can rapidly change its intensity, can fear lead to a mental illness and/or disorder? For example, a person who cannot keep their anger under control is most of the time classified as a person with anger management issues, which may not be classified as a disorder, confirmed by the article Healthline on anger issues and medically reviewed by Dr. Timothy J. Legg. The article goes on to say that some disorders have been led by anger itself, such as depression, OCD, Alcoholism, ADHD, ODD, Bipolar disorder, and more. Anger is an emotion just as much as fear, so who’s to say that fear cannot lead to the same results?

Fear Vs. Phobia

rubiijann — 2023-11-03 04:37:26 UTC

Though fear and phobia are similar, they are not necessarily the same thing. according to the NHS UK, a website that investigates and gives information about mental health and disorders, a phobia is a type of anxiety disorder that triggers anxiety and paranoia when thinking about the source of phobia. Fear is an emotion that is built into a person as a form of protection from things considered life-threatening. Not to say that some phobias are not life-threatening such as fire, disease, vicious animals, or even sometimes pregnancy, can of course be considered understandable fears. An individual who has a fear of pregnancy may be just scared of enduring the physical pain and emotional trauma of it. Nevertheless, the individual with said fear can get over it if they come to an understanding of the pros and cons of pregnancy and side with the pros more. However, an individual with a phobia of pregnancy will be overwhelmed with the thought of pregnancy. The individual might even give themselves a panic attack just by the news of a family member being pregnant or even just looking at a picture of a pregnant woman.

Development of Phobia

rubiijann — 2023-12-15 01:35:23 UTC

Most people believe that phobias start from a traumatic event at a young age. Which could be possible, but that is not always the case. Mind.org informs that some phobias can run through family genetics, learned responses from early life, and experiencing long term stress. Most of these forms of phobias indicate how stress can lead to fear and how you react to certain situations. Long-term stress and how you react to intense situations can turn stressful thoughts into severe panic; possibly leading to the development of a phobia

Specific phobia

rubiijann — 2023-12-15 01:36:01 UTC

There are different types of phobias known as specific phobias and social phobias. Specific phobia is more well-known, the more common phobias are known as an object or situation.

Specific Phobias are known as:

Aerophobia ( Fear of Flying )
Cynophobia ( Fear of Dogs )
Claustrophobia ( Fear of Closed Spaces )
Gephyrophobia ( Fear of Tunnels )
Ornithophobia ( Fear of Birds)
Acrophobia ( Fear of Heights )

These fears are associated with panic and overthinking of the situation and/or object. For example, people who have Aerophobia are in a constant state of panic whenever they think about planes, helicopters, or jets. Others confuse this with Acrophobia because they assume individuals with Aerophobia are afraid of heights, but it's a fear of crashing from the sky. All specific phobias are commonly connected to traumatic events that make these phobias very specific.

Cited: Hopkins Medicine

Social Phobia

rubiijann — 2023-12-15 02:18:58 UTC

Similar to Specific Phobia, panic and anxiety is the number one enemy. Often times people confuse Social phobias for shyness. Hopkins Medicine explains that shyness and social phobia are two different things. Shy people do tend to get uneasy around people, but most of the time they can contain their anxiety and calm themselves down. On the hand, other people with Social phobias are known to go into extreme panic in certain situaions to the point where if they even think about a social event They can even go into a panic attack. These phobias are known as:

Feel very anxious before the event or outing
Feel intensely uncomfortable throughout the event or outing
Have lingering unpleasant feelings after the event or outing
Public speaking
Meeting people
Dealing with authority figures
Eating in public
Using public restrooms

Agoraphobia

rubiijann — 2023-12-15 02:38:39 UTC

The fear of having panic attacks is a complicated one to have. This fear can be rooted with the thought of both fear and embarrasment of being humiliated. People wth agoraphobia are often known to avoid locations or situations that cause fear or panic attacks.

Situations that people with agoraphobia avoid are usally:

Being alone outside home
Being at home alone
Being in a crowd
Traveling in a vehicle
Being in an elevator or on a bridge

Cited: Hopkins Medicine

Traumatic Events Leading to Phobia

rubiijann — 2023-12-15 02:56:53 UTC

Phobias are mostly caused by traumatic events from the past. More specifically the phobia is developed when the individual is in their adolecents leading to the trauma to stay within them to their adulthod. For example, if a child is attacked by a dog resulting severe injury, the child will most likely develope trauma and leads to Cynophobia.

How do you know if you have an anxiety disorder from traumatic events?

There are common symptoms to try and determine if you have a phobia or have an anxiety disorder. ( Be mindful and go to a professional if not completely sure and are genuinely concerned for mental health. )

Increased heart rate
Sweating and trembling
Hot flushes or chills
Difficulty breathing
Nausea
Dizziness or feeling faint
Feelings of dread
Fear of dying

Exposure therapy

rubiijann — 2023-12-15 04:38:33 UTC

exposure therapy is one of the most effective methods when dealing with phobias. Exposure therapy is a type of work that involves being exposed to the object or situation that is feared. It is thought that the more you are exposed to the feared environment or object the more you will accept it and become at ease with the concept of the feared situation. This effect will calm nerves such as related thoughts to the phobia, feelings, and the tendency to panic if exposed to it nearly every day.

Cognitive Behavior Therapy

rubiijann — 2023-12-15 04:48:18 UTC

Another known therapy for phobias is CBT or cognitive behavior therapy. CBT uses a similar approach to Exposure therapy using exposure to the object or situation with the phobia the patient has. However, what makes CBT different is that the therapy actually explains how to view and act to the phobias differently. It teaches the patient how to cope with the situation and how to calm nerves down instead of going into a panic mode. The therapy is known for how to make people more confident in their own bodies when facing their fears.

Cited work: Mayo Clinic

The Natural Way

rubiijann — 2023-12-15 04:49:20 UTC

In case the individual with a phobia doesn't want to deal with therapy, there are other ways to ease your phobias by yourself. NHS Inform listed ten ways to do so that might help out. Here are some listed below:

Taking a time-out:
taking time to take a step back from the intense situation may make your nerves calm and at ease when looking at the fearful situation from a different angle. Distraction is key when it comes to this method. Using a method to relax yourself such as making a hot tea, putting on a bath, or reading a book, can help relax your nerves. A good amount of time to relieve tension from the situation is to take a 15-minute break.
Breathing:
Breathing in and out is an effective method for any intense situation. This can clam your nerves in a matter of minutes. The only difficult part is remembering to breathe and take time to slow down.
Facing your fears:
just like exposure therapy exposing yourself to the problem and getting used to the feared object or situation can make your anxiety become obsolete when you convince your mind that these anxieties of the fear or normal and not considered threatening.
Visualize a happy place:
taking yourself out of the situation is well-known to do in a stressful environment, but imaging the best out of a situation can make things more easier to cope with.

Medication

rubiijann — 2023-12-15 05:38:48 UTC

When therapy doesn't work out for the patient most therapists then turn to medication for anxiety. They prescribe Beta Blockers which slow down adrenaline, prevent increasing heart rate, lower blood pressure, prevent a pounding heart, and calm a shaking voice and limbs. Therapists also can prescribe sedatives to lower anxiety, but patients are advised not to take them if using drugs or alcohol. medication for phobias is known to be the best treatment after CBT.

https://cogbtherapy.com/cbt-for-social-anxiety-disorder

Results of exposure therapy

rubiijann — 2023-12-15 05:52:35 UTC

According to the National Library of Medicine, exposure therapy is effective with social anxiety, OCD, and panic disorder by 97.8%. It is now seen as an effective treatment and a credible way to treat someone with a panic disorder. Today it is still used to treat four major anxiety disorders including phobias.

Virtual reality exposure therapy

rubiijann — 2023-12-15 06:07:56 UTC

A study of a therapist using VR exposure on multiple patients and the effectiveness of curing phobias. The pre-exposure means that regular exposure did not help as much as the post-test. You can see that the comfort of knowing the object of fear is not an informant of you comforted the patients and possibly might push them to do more exposure therapy.

https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Self-efficacy-scores-Note-VRETVirtual-reality-exposure-therapy-DBdiaphragmatic_fig5_312510843