From Fear of the Color Black to Fear of Nudity:
25 Uncommon Psychological Afflictions
by www.Sedona.com
Over 26 percent of U.S. adults suffer from a diagnosable mental disorder, according to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). Among these are phobias, which involve a marked and persistent fear and avoidance of a particular object or situation. Nearly 9 percent of American adults (19.2 million) have some type of specific phobia, according to NIMH, most of which begin during childhood. While you may have heard of social phobia (anxiety during social situations) or arachnophobia (fear of spiders), it’s possible to have a debilitating fear of just about anything, including these 25 more uncommon, yet quite real and diagnosable, phobias. 1. Melanophobia: Fear of the color black. 2. Androphobia: Fear of men. 3. Gymnophobia: Fear of nudity. 4. Anemophobia: Fear of the high winds, hurricanes or air drafts.
5. Hydrophobia: Fear of water. 6. Ideophobia: Fear of ideas.
7. Emetophobia: Fear of vomiting or throwing up. 8. Lygophobia: Fear of the dark or darkness. 9. Microphobia: Fear of things that are small. 10. Ambulophobia: Fear of walking. 11. Coimetrophobia: Fear of cemeteries. 12. Coulrophobia: Fear of clowns. 13. Lachanophobia: Fear of vegetables. 14. Hedonophobia: Fear of feeling pleasure. 15. Octophobia: Fear of the figure 8. 16. Dendrophobia: Fear of trees. 17. Philemaphobia: Fear of kissing. 18. Ranidaphobia: Fear of frogs. 19. Xanthophobia: Fear of the color yellow. 20. Ereuthrophobia: Fear of blushing. 21. Didaskaleinophobia: Fear of school. 22. Latrophobia: Fear of doctors. 23. Homichlophobia: Fear of fog. 24. Lutraphobia: Fear of otters. 25. Oenophobia: Fear of wines. How to Overcome Fears and Phobias Naturally No matter what fear you may have, The Sedona Method is a simple, completely safe and effective technique that is proven to help. Unlike medications or cognitive behavioral therapy, which are often the go-to treatments for fears and phobias, The Sedona Method is a non-drug, non-medical system for breaking free of the debilitating effects of all forms of anxiety and fear. The Method consists of a series of questions you ask yourself that lead your awareness to what you are feeling in the moment. From there, you will learn how to tap your natural ability to let go of uncomfortable or unwanted emotions on the spot. This technique has already been used by hundreds of thousands of people with positive results, and has been scientifically proven to be effective by researchers at Harvard Medical School. In the study, those taught The Sedona Method had superior improvements in heart rate and reductions in muscle tension and blood pressure compared to those taught a different stress-reduction technique or those in the control group. Most people who learn The Sedona Method report feeling calmer in difficult situations, and the Harvard researchers concluded that The Sedona Method is an outstanding technique “for its simplicity, efficiency, absence of questionable concepts and rapidity of observable results.” If fear is causing a disruption in your life, the next time you feel your fear acting up, simply ask yourself the easy-to-learn and easy-to-remember questions that make up The Sedona Method, and you will feel the tight and tense feelings disappear, replaced with warmth and relaxation. Free of your anxiety and fear, you will feel more relaxed, even in the very situations that you once felt you had to avoid. Sources: National Institute of Mental Health Time.com Get Ready for a Breakthrough.
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