Phobias- The fear is real!

in #life7 years ago

Yesterday my father sent me a Whats-app video about some guy freaking out because he was supposed to get an injection. He squealed like a pig and pulled away every time that they brought the needle anywhere close to him. It was quite funny, but it just made me think about how scared he really was. He was in total panic and you could see the sweat running down his face. His heart must have been racing and you could see how anxious he was.   

Could someone be so scared just because of a small needle?

                         

Apparently the fear is real.  Many people are scared of things that cannot really hurt them. These are called phobias. A phobia is more of an anxiety disorder. It is an extreme or irrational fear of something specific and the affected person would go to great lengths to avoid that particular object or situation.    

We all have something that we are scared of, but we try and avoid these things to make life simpler.  If I just think about my own family then I can name a few things that they are scared of, but not to such a point where they will go out of their minds.  My sister in law has an absolute fear of spiders and she would literally burn the house down to get rid of one tiny spider. 

Let us have a look at some real fears or phobias that people have and start with the first one on my list. 

1. Trypanophobia- The fear of needles

                       

This is the video and somewhat funny but all I could see was the actual fear in this man's eyes.

2. Odontophobia - The fear of dentists! 

                           

Some people are so afraid of a dentist that they need a lot of courage to actually visit one.  Believe me the pain of a sore tooth is much worse than the actually drilling while sorting out your teeth.  

3.  Arachnophobia- The fear of spiders 

                               

                         

 Many people are afraid of spiders. This is the most common phobia worldwide. Now just think about this. What could a spider, a little tiny spider actually do to you?  Some spiders are poisonous if they bite you, but other than a small bite what could a spider actually do to a human being?  You are more than a thousand times bigger than that little eight legged monster, but some people nearly  have a panic attack if they see a spider. 

4.   Coulrophobia - Fear of clowns

                

This  symptoms can include nausea, crying, screaming or even anger when placed  in a situation where a clown is present. A clown is supposed to bring happiness and put a smile on your face, but personally I am not a fan of clowns myself and no clown has ever made me happy. How weird is it that they always use clowns in scary movies?   

What happens to your body when you are afraid of something?


The body has it's own protective mechanism called the fight or flight response.  This is a type of acute stress response. It is an automatic response when someone is frightened, or if there is a threat to survival.  Some call it an adrenaline rush. Adrenaline is a stress hormone secreted from the adrenal glands on the kidneys. 

This hormone plays an intense role in preparing the body for the fight or flight response.  The brain communicates directly with the adrenal glands.  An adrenaline rush need not be triggered by an actual life threatening experience but could be triggered by an imagined threat like the fear of clowns, dentists or spiders. 

                    

An adrenaline rush can also be triggered by exercise, chronic stress  as well as heart-failure, anxiety or even a brain disorder or defective  adrenal glands.  

Could someone be scared to death?

Yes, the possibility that someone could be scared to death is very real.  When a person has an adrenaline rush, it causes a very rapid heart rate. It increases blood flow to the muscles and causes the pupils to dilate. These  increased levels of adrenaline can damage the heart.   

To be more specific, when adrenaline is released it triggers the calcium channels in the heart to open and the calcium keeps on pouring in.  The heart muscles cannot relax.  A person can then develop an arrhythmia called ventricular fibrillation.    

What is ventricular fibrillation?

Ventricular fibrillation is a heart rhythm problem that occurs when the heart beats with rapid, erratic electrical  impulses. This causes pumping chambers in your heart (the ventricles)  to quiver uselessly, instead of pumping blood.

 High levels of adrenaline can lead to death. The fight or flight reaction could even cause heart attacks.  High levels of adrenaline can be triggered by loud sounds and even during sexual intercourse.

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ofcourse they are real! claustrophobia!!
I never know about it till I had to have a MRI scan! I read about it in the internet and thought: it's not a big deal; I've never been diagnosed by claustrophobia.

but things went wrong in the hospital!
in the end I figured out what to do:

I closed my eyes from the beginning till the end of the scan. it wasn't easy, but easier than facing the fear

Closing your eyes while in a small space is a good idea I think. I have been fortunate, as I have not been in a situation that required me to be in a small space, but thinking about being in enclosed or small spaces does make me nervous and uncomfortable. I think I'll keep your trick in my back pocket just in case. :-)

trust me it worked :)) I hope you never need a MRI, but if it happened, don't panic :D

Thanks for sharing this post

This is obviously a great post about life science.We can know the chronic stress, heart failure & so on from your blog.As I am a student of life science of vbiochemistry & molecular biology so,It is a new experience for me.
Thanks @giantbear.
@Resteem & follow has been done.

You're a good writer! Sqealing like a pig makes things better sometimes... Fear sucks - False Emotions Appearing Real!

Thank you for your great post. Did you know that among many other it also exists
1.) Chromophobia (fear of bright colours),
2.) Lepidopterophobia (fear of butterflies),
3.) Chiclephobia (fear of chewing gum),
4.) Eisoptrophobia (fear of your own reflection)
5.) Botanophobia (fear of plants) and
6.) Furniturephobia (fear of (antique) furnitures)?
:-) Some of them seem really almost crazy, but there are a lot of people on this Earth :-P
Thanks for sharing it with us

Thank you for this. Yip there are plenty more, but a post can be just so long. Thanks for your interest:0

Thanks for sharing! Definitely learnt something

Hahaha...very funny.

thank you so much for sharing this

Oouch awesome 👌
I think you have researched a lot for this .
Thanks for sharing mate ..

Nice write up

your father video it,s really truth.some people have suffer disease but they do not want going to doctor afraid causes. your post is must be truth and funny.I like it dear..@giantbear..

Thank you for sharing this informative post. Would you write another one about how to treat these chronic phobias? There is something else; l feel obliged to comment that it is not appropriate to upload or share a clip for someone who is in bad situation without his consent.

True story ;-) Thank you verymuch for this!

Good dicision

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Great content you have there. Fear of needles? Nope. Have tattoos over my body. Arachnophobia? Who wouldn't be afraid of that little thing with eight legs! Definitely no fear of dentist and clowns. Death? Honestly speaking, I'm afraid to die thinking I'll eventually leave my loved ones. But Death is inevitable. All you have to think is when there is death a new life begins.

The other day we watched on TV (H&H channel) a young woman who was scared of puke. That was quite weird, because she never leave her house because of her fear.

very informative. i know someone who is so afraid of clowns, and she is a grown up. now i know what to call her phobia. :) although, we have to be very careful of distinguishing phobia from just a normal fear.

Clowns....🙀🤡

I got something to learn from your post. thank you very much.

Lol. I'm just as scared of needles as that guy!!!
To hell with it. I'd rather give three natural births without any pain medication just to keep a needle away from me.

I'm serious.

Dead serious!

Shame Belinda....I didn't think you were scared of anything!

Catapeda. The fear of a compulsion to jump from high places.

Nice writing .I like the way you describe the pathology / physiology of the response of our oranism to stress. Although it's too complicated, you've perfectly adapted to anyone who reads your post. Keep up :)

This is so true. Fears are real. I know a few adults that are still terrified of getting shots.