About:
Carcinophobia is an extreme fear of cancer. The word 'carcino' means cancer in Greek and 'phobos', means to dread or to fear. Cancer is terrifying for people who don’t have the phobia, but a normal person wouldn't usually worry about cancer all the time. However someone suffering with Carcinophobia will obsessively fear cancer and what might potentially cause it whether there is any rational reason to be concerned about it or not. Someone with Carcinophobia could often be considered hypochondriacs (someone who hyper focuses on their health) and will often have other sorts of phobias like Thanatophobia, the fear of death, Agliophobia, the fear of pain, Nosocomephobia the fear of hospitals or Latrophobia, the fear of doctors.
Interesting Fact:
5 to 10% of cancers are estimated to be entirely hereditary and smoking causes around 90% of all lung cancer!
Causes:
It is no secret that cancer is terrifying and can cause any person to feel anxiety, but something might happen to make a person feel this anxiety to an extreme. One of the main reasons someone might develop this phobia is if they watched a loved one suffer from getting cancer or even die from it. This would be particularly traumatizing if this happened to the person when they were a child.
Another reason why someone might have this phobia is if they went through having cancer themselves and were so traumatized by the experience they are paranoid and worried about ever going through it again.
The media is also constantly reporting about possible causes of cancer, whether based in science or not just to make headlines. This causes some people to become terrified of getting cancer from many different sources. Films also portray people suffering in chemotherapy and dying from cancer which can strongly implant the worry of cancer into certain people's minds.
Children can also learn from parents to fear cancer if the parents have Carcinophobia themselves.
Another reason why someone might have this phobia is if they went through having cancer themselves and were so traumatized by the experience they are paranoid and worried about ever going through it again.
The media is also constantly reporting about possible causes of cancer, whether based in science or not just to make headlines. This causes some people to become terrified of getting cancer from many different sources. Films also portray people suffering in chemotherapy and dying from cancer which can strongly implant the worry of cancer into certain people's minds.
Children can also learn from parents to fear cancer if the parents have Carcinophobia themselves.
Symptoms:
Someone with Carcinophobia will be worrying about getting cancer constantly even when there does not seem to be a rational reason to stressed about it. They might be hyper paranoid about getting cancer from a variety of sources such as food, plastics, deodorants, household chemicals, air pollution, second hand smoke, clothing, etc. Even if there is some validation and a slight risk from these sources, someone with Carcinophobia will go to extremes to avoid anything that has the smallest potential risk of giving cancer. This can get very complicated as in our modern day society there are many things being identified as potential cancer risks all the time.
Symptoms can include:
This can make the person very paranoid and not even want to leave the house and could also lead them to developing Agoraphobia, the fear of open spaces.
A person with Carcinophobia will often have a nervous disposition and possibly be a hypochondriac. This can lead them to fear they are constantly ill and anything slightly wrong with their bodies may be instantly concluded as cancer forming. They might constantly go to the doctor or avoid going to the doctor all together depending on how their fear develops.
There are several situations that could cause someone with Carcinophobia to even have a panic attack. Certain unidentified health worries, hearing about a friend getting cancer or even getting cancer themselves could cause them to go into a mass panic.
Symptoms can include:
- Rapid heart rate
- Dizziness
- Hot or cold flashes
- Hysteria
- Chest pain
- Feeling of choking
- Fainting
- Trembling and/or sweating
- Self isolation
- Nausea or other gastrointestinal distress
This can make the person very paranoid and not even want to leave the house and could also lead them to developing Agoraphobia, the fear of open spaces.
A person with Carcinophobia will often have a nervous disposition and possibly be a hypochondriac. This can lead them to fear they are constantly ill and anything slightly wrong with their bodies may be instantly concluded as cancer forming. They might constantly go to the doctor or avoid going to the doctor all together depending on how their fear develops.
There are several situations that could cause someone with Carcinophobia to even have a panic attack. Certain unidentified health worries, hearing about a friend getting cancer or even getting cancer themselves could cause them to go into a mass panic.
Why I Should Get Treated:
Though cancer would never be a pleasant experience, hyper focusing on this fear will not help you avoid cancer or even fight it. It will actually make it worse. Having a positive and brave mindset keeps everyone physically healthier whether they have cancer or not. In fact, a positive mind set has been proven to help people get through cancer and actually become well again, even when the odds were against them. Fear will only make things worse.
Plus, this sort of phobia will give the suffer a lot of anxiety about the world around them and could even cause them to become reclusive and limit how they live their lives because of the fear. One might avoid going to the doctor because they are afraid of hearing negative results and miss out on important treatment or waste time constantly going to the doctors for symptoms that have nothing to do with cancer or are even remotely dangerous. Either way, a lot of time is wasted on negative emotions.
Plus, this sort of phobia will give the suffer a lot of anxiety about the world around them and could even cause them to become reclusive and limit how they live their lives because of the fear. One might avoid going to the doctor because they are afraid of hearing negative results and miss out on important treatment or waste time constantly going to the doctors for symptoms that have nothing to do with cancer or are even remotely dangerous. Either way, a lot of time is wasted on negative emotions.
Why See The Phobia Guru For Treatment:
I am often able to help people break free of their phobia in just one session, using 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.
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.