The fear of insects and how to get rid of it

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Obsessive fear of a man who does not allow him to live a normal life is called a phobia. From the usual fears that a lot of people, phobias differ in that the person ceases to act wisely, is exposed to panic attacks, deteriorating health, there are cramps, he starts to choke from lack of oxygen, quickens the heartbeat.

Phobias are diseases, they can be treated. Consider, what is the fear of insects, what species exist and how to deal with them.

Insect photos

Definition

Arthropods are often unpleasant people, causing one of its kind attack of disgust. In science, the fear of insects is called insectophobia, cause it could have different causes. To distinguish normal fear, hostility from phobias is possible by the following features:

  • Feeling the fear, the horror, of people instinctively trying to fence object, which often saves his life. And insectophobia causes its victim to act illogical.
  • Seeing the object of his phobia-cockroach, beetle, fly or other insect, so a person is not just discomfort, but a serious deterioration of health. He observed spasm in the throat, breathing becomes difficult, in the whole body felt an irresistible weakness, trembling limbs, cramps.
  • Irrational fear of insects can be accompanied by tantrums, a sense of unreality.

Signs of phobia, thus, are somatic changes and the lack of logic in the actions. Obsessive fear can occur in any person. It does not depend on age, sex, occupation.

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Bees can cause a panic

Panic attacks

So, phobia fear of insects < / span>Called insectophobia. The disease can also call entomophobia. It is often accompanied by panic attacks, which arise in the form of a beetle or ant. The duration of such conditions is not more than 15-20 minutes.

People experiencing an attack of severe anxiety, fear, accompanied by physical deterioration of health: increased perspiration, sensation of cold in the extremities, trembling, nausea, dizziness.

The Person in this state thinks they're going to die or go crazy, sometimes people completely lose control.

a panic Attack the person

The Manifestation of phobias

Fear of insects and spiders (the second one is called arachnophobia) can create for people a lot of problems, interfering with normal life. So, an ordinary person, accidentally collided with the beetle, will feel only revulsion, but suffers from insectophobia will try by all means to avoid contact with the object of his fear, sometimes even putting their life in danger (could run on the roadway, fleeing from the flies). At this point, his actions irrational, he doesn't listen to logical arguments, performs uncontrolled actions.

Fear insects can cause such serious physical changes in health, such as:

  • Dizziness;
  • Dilated pupils;
  • Palpitations;
  • Pale skin;
  • Trembling of legs and hands.

This irrational fear deprives people of thinking ability and makes you act irrationally.

Causes

We learned how an illness called “fear of insects" is insectophobia. Now let's consider the reasons that could have caused its occurrence. There are several:

  • Childhood trauma, the cause of which was somehow arthropods. For example, a child of 3 years was bitten by a wasp, he started having an allergic reaction, the swelling of the throat he couldn't breathe and almost choked. After that for a lifetime it can save panic in front of all stinging insects.
  • Often this phobia is hereditary: if the mother falls into a stupor at the sight of a cockroach, a great risk that her son will suffer the same panic.
  • To Trigger the emergence of fear of insects are capable of stress and depression.

Some researchers believe that the fear of various representatives of the world of arthropods is genetically programmed into human nature and came to us from distant ancestors who depended completely on nature and have experienced the horror of stinging poisonous insects, bites of which people were dying in agony.

the fear of the spider man

Varieties

Phobia fear of insects – this is the most common name, in psychiatry it is customary to distinguish several varieties:

  • Arachnophobia – the fear of spiders.
  • Melissophobia (apiphobia, spheksophobia) – fear of wasps and bees.
  • Cnidophobia – the horror of biting arthropods.
  • Blastopore – fear of cockroaches.
  • Myrmecophobia – a paralyzing fear of ants.

This is not a complete list of forms fear of insects, but the most common options. Next, you will meet some of them in more detail.

Blastopore

What is the fear of insects and bugs, we have learned that insectophobia, but the inside of this phobia stands blastopore– panic in front of the specific representatives cockroaches. It is necessary to distinguish such uncontrolled, irrational horror of simple rejection.

Suffering from blottopia at the sight of even small individuals of panic, he had numb hands and feet, the heart begins to beat faster, forehead cold sweat covers. The disease is very serious because unpleasant encounter can even cause a stroke.

Roaches look creepy

Often people suffering from this phobia is afraid that the cockroaches will get into their ears or creep in the mouth, will be inside the body. The emergence of such phobias contribute to a stressful situation, viewing in childhood horror movie about giant cockroaches killer.

Lepidopterophobia

This kind of insectophobia is a fear of butterflies. The cause of the phobia can become a chronic stress, a kind of unpleasant situation connected with the butterflies that left a serious psychological trauma. Phobias most often affects children, but can go into adulthood.

Butterfly - one of the objects of phobias

The Struggle with a phobia it is best to start at a young age. First, parents can show the child pictures with butterflies, arguing that there is nothing terrible if you achieve some success you can visit with them the Museum, examine the exhibits up close. If all efforts prove futile, will have to go to a psychiatrist.

Myrmecophobia

This is a difficult word means an irrational fear of ants, and as dangerous for a person with a poisonous sting and is virtually harmless – black and red.

Interesting fact – the residents of tropical countries where, in fact, inhabited by life-threatening ants are rarely subject to myrmecophobia, in contrast to the Europeans, living in countries where insects are much less poisonous.

Ants - source staha

Treatment

Consider, how to get rid of fear of insects. First of all, should visit a psychiatrist, who after the conversation and a specific test will help to identify whether we are talking about insectophobia. If diagnosed, there are several ways of treatment.

Often used hypnotherapy in the course of the procedure the specialist the patient inspires the groundlessness of his fears, helps to stay positive, to stop feeling an overwhelming dread of insects. The complexity of the method is that to help the patient can only be a true professional.

Treating phobias with hypnosis

To alleviate suffering from insectophobia you can apply different herbal teas and decoctions, for example, products based on mint, peony, hawthorn, lemon balm. However, they will help only in case of minor symptoms of the phobia.

In the most severe cases a psychiatrist is able to prescribe medication that will help the patient to beat depression, get rid of the suicidal thoughts and panic attacks. Most often these objectives, drugs used in benzodiazepines. It is important to remember that while its effectiveness is they have a very serious a similar effect – are addictive. To improve the patient's condition, the psychiatrist may prescribe antidepressants.

Effective methods of struggle

Consider how to overcome the fear of insects alone. On the advice of a psychiatrist, you can use one of the following methods:

  • “Burnout reactions”. If you meet the object of the phobia on a regular basis, the fear will become less noticeable and eventually disappear altogether. Therefore, you can and should visit the museums of insects, not to seek to avoid unpleasant arthropods, to try to look their phobias “face”.
  • To Relax. Helps yoga, meditation, preferably in the fresh air. This gives the ability to tune into a positive wave and stop to experience the horror with each encounter with a beetle or a cockroach. Well established and special breathing exercises.
  • Art therapy. The specialist offers the patient to portray the object of his fear on the paper, and then – to destroy it.
  • Treatment with humor. Funny can be frightening, so a great way to stop being afraid – to laugh. You can see funny pictures or figurines of insects, Comedy programs about them.

We should Not expect rapid success, work must be incremental, carefully, each success should inspire. You can arrange a meeting not with live insects and their images, moulages, only when these “Dating” will be perceived as something ordinary, go to interact with these arthropods. It is very important not to allow the overcompensation for fear it will exacerbate the phobia, so getting used to the hated insects should be done very carefully and gradually.

Insectophobia – a serious disease that must be treated. In advanced cases a chance encounter with an insect can lead to serious consequences, up to neurotic reactions and suicide attempts.


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