Contents:
- Medical Video: Top 10 Common Phobias You Probably Have
- What is astraphobia?
- Symptoms of someone having astraphobia
- What causes someone to be afraid of lightning and lightning?
Medical Video: Top 10 Common Phobias You Probably Have
When it rains, lightning and lightning begin to appear. Lightning and lightning which is also a sign of the coming of rain, often makes some people shocked. A loud sound and a sudden reflection of bright light make people even afraid to see it. However, if this fear makes someone anxious and worried or raises a more serious reaction this can be said to be lightning phobia or what is called astraphobia.
What is astraphobia?
Astraphobia is extreme fear of lightning and lightning. This fear of lightning and lightning can occur in all people of all ages. Although fear of lightning and lightning is more common in children than adults. In addition, animals can also have this phobia.
Fear of lightning and lightning has many names, namely astrapophobia, tonitrophobia, brontophobia, or keraunophobia.
Most of these fears will disappear when children grow up. However, there are also those who will still feel fear until they grow up.
In normal people, fear of getting caught in a thunderstorm and lightning is natural. But people with astraphobia will experience excessive anxiety reactions and fears that cannot be controlled.
Symptoms of someone having astraphobia
Most people who are normal, when caught in rain outside the room and lightning starts to appear, will immediately shade, find shelter, and avoid tall trees.
While for people with astraphobia, they will have different reactions to lightning and lightning. People who are afraid of lightning and lightning may have feelings of panic or anxiety, both before and during lightning and lightning appears.
This reaction can turn into a greater panic attack and cause some symptoms such as trembling, sweaty palms, chest pain, numbness, nausea, heart palpitations (heart palpitations), and difficulty breathing.
Apart from that other symptoms of fear of lightning and lightning are:
- obsession with weather forecasting
- want to hide from a storm, like in a closet, bathroom, or under the bed
- 'Stick' to others for protection
- crying uncontrollably, especially in children
These symptoms can be triggered by weather reports, conversations, or sounds that appear suddenly, such as lightning strikes. Scenery and sounds similar to lightning and lightning can also trigger symptoms. In addition, these symptoms can get worse if he is alone.
The fear of lightning can develop into fear of carrying out outdoor activities without first checking the weather forecast. In extreme cases, astraphobia can eventually cause agrophobia, which is the fear of leaving home.
What causes someone to be afraid of lightning and lightning?
Like phobias in general, a person may have a phobia in lightning and lightning because of the trauma that has been experienced.
When a person experiences a traumatic experience related to lightning and lightning, he may be more susceptible to having astraphobia. If someone has seen someone else injured by lightning and lightning, this can also be a cause of astraphobia.
People who tend to have anxiety and fear may also be more vulnerable to having this phobia.
In addition, children with autism and having problems with sensory processing tend to have a higher risk of astraphobia than others because they are more sensitive to sound.
