About:
Ophidiophobia is the fear of snakes. Despite many people never having to come into direct contact with them, the fear of snakes is almost as common as the fear of spiders making it the second most common phobia in the world. It is estimated nearly 10% of the human population has a fear of snakes! Though people might rarely ever encounter a live snake in their day to day life, a severe Ophidiophobic could have a panic attack over just seeing a picture of one, or even over something like a wire that just resembles a snake!
The origins of the word Ophidiophobia is Greek, derived from the word ‘ophis’ which translates to snakes and the word 'phobia' which means dread or fear.
The origins of the word Ophidiophobia is Greek, derived from the word ‘ophis’ which translates to snakes and the word 'phobia' which means dread or fear.
Interesting Fact:
Matt Damon has Ophidiophobia among many other celebrities.
Causes:
Like every phobia, the main cause for Ophidiophobia is from learning from either a parent, sibling, friend or other family member. Or it is directly caused from having an experience with a snake that terrified the person. Even something like a scary film with a snake can be enough to develop the phobia in a young child.
Like spiders, the fear of snakes also has its roots in ancient times. Many Legends and myths about snakes portray them as evil or as the villain, have been told for thousands of years by mankind, passed down from generation to generation. This has built up in our minds that snakes are something to be disgusted and afraid of.
In our modern day society, the media and entertainment also plays a big role in developing people's fears and misconceptions about snakes. From being the villains in films or misinformed news stories, snakes are often seen as the bad guys.
Like spiders, the fear of snakes also has its roots in ancient times. Many Legends and myths about snakes portray them as evil or as the villain, have been told for thousands of years by mankind, passed down from generation to generation. This has built up in our minds that snakes are something to be disgusted and afraid of.
In our modern day society, the media and entertainment also plays a big role in developing people's fears and misconceptions about snakes. From being the villains in films or misinformed news stories, snakes are often seen as the bad guys.
Symptoms:
As with all people with phobias, Ophidiophobics can have a varied degree of reactions to snakes which can be mild to severe. People with a more mild version might only experience panic when only physically around large and dangerous snakes. However, as mentioned before, someone with a more severe version of the phobia can react to just pictures of a snake or even something that only merely resembles a snake!
Symptoms can include:
People with this phobia will avoid anywhere they think a snake might be.
Symptoms can include:
- Rapid heart rate
- Dizziness
- Crying
- Hysteria
- Chest pain
- Feeling of choking
- Fainting
- Trembling and/or sweating
- Screaming
- Nausea or other gastrointestinal distress
People with this phobia will avoid anywhere they think a snake might be.
Why Should I Get Treated:
Despite the obvious unpleasantness and even dangerous aspects of having a panic attack, a phobia can really limit life. In the case of a snake phobia a person could be potentially triggered by anything that looks like a snake, which simply requires being long, thin and a bit flexible. So many things can have those attributes. This leaves the Ophidiophobia under constant stress.
Also, pictures of snakes can usually be anywhere as they are often used in advertisements, commercials, in films TV shows etc. And you never know who might unexpectedly have a pet snake when visiting!
Someone with Ophidiophobia may never travel to beautiful and wonderful foreign destinations or go hiking in nature because of snakes. And if someone lives were wild snakes are common, the problem may extremely limit how often the person even leaves the house! This might even develop into Agoraphobia, a phobia which keeps many people housebound.
Also, pictures of snakes can usually be anywhere as they are often used in advertisements, commercials, in films TV shows etc. And you never know who might unexpectedly have a pet snake when visiting!
Someone with Ophidiophobia may never travel to beautiful and wonderful foreign destinations or go hiking in nature because of snakes. And if someone lives were wild snakes are common, the problem may extremely limit how often the person even leaves the house! This might even develop into Agoraphobia, a phobia which keeps many people housebound.
Why See The Phobia Guru For Treatment:
I am often able to help people break free of their phobia in just one session with the scientifically proven power of hypnotherapy, combined with NLP and an immersive therapy option. My therapy skillfully combines these techniques uniquely to create the most powerful, effective and quickest way to beat a phobia. You will be in the hands of a trained phobia expert who will help you transform your mind and liberate yourself from even the most extreme fears.
Hypnotherapy is so effective with phobias because it tackles the underlying trigger of the phobia within the subconscious. Once a person has access to their subconscious they can eliminate their conditioned response to the stimulus. So instead of treating just the symptoms, hypnotherapy can heal the source for a lasting result. The best part about hypnotherapy and phobias is that often it only takes one session to completely get over the phobia so you do not have to spend a lot of money on continual treatment. The NHS also promotes hypnotherapy as an effective treatment for phobias.
If you have a fear of phobias and are ready to put that fear in your past then click the button below to be free of your fear in under 7 days.
Hypnotherapy is so effective with phobias because it tackles the underlying trigger of the phobia within the subconscious. Once a person has access to their subconscious they can eliminate their conditioned response to the stimulus. So instead of treating just the symptoms, hypnotherapy can heal the source for a lasting result. The best part about hypnotherapy and phobias is that often it only takes one session to completely get over the phobia so you do not have to spend a lot of money on continual treatment. The NHS also promotes hypnotherapy as an effective treatment for phobias.
If you have a fear of phobias and are ready to put that fear in your past then click the button below to be free of your fear in under 7 days.