What is Astraphobia?
Astraphobia is the extreme fear of lightning and thunder. Though lightning and thunder can be found to be a little scary for a lot of people, someone with this phobia will go into a complete state of terror during a thunderstorm, experiencing high levels of anxiety.
The word Astraphobia is Greek in origin, 'astrapḗ' means "lightning" in Greek and 'phobia' means to dread or fear.
The word Astraphobia is Greek in origin, 'astrapḗ' means "lightning" in Greek and 'phobia' means to dread or fear.
Interesting Fact:
This is another phobia that is known by many different names such as Astrapophobia, Tonitrophobia, Brontophobia, and Keraunophobia. It is a fairly common phobia and one of the few phobias that people can share with animals! Most animals will run and hide in terror during a thunder storm and will also go into a state of anxiety.
Astraphobia Causes:
This is a phobia usually developed in childhood and is closely linked with Ligyrophobia, fear of loud noises. Because the fear of loud noises is one of the only two phobias that is innate, it is not unusual for children to have this fear. However, most children grow out of this phobia, however, there are reasons why the fear may stick and develop into adulthood.
The most common reason is due to a traumatic event associated with a thunderstorm. This could be from flooding or a fire starting as a result. Someone close or even a pet may have gotten hurt or even died in such a storm causing a deep impression of fear and anxiety within the child's mind. The sound of the thunder and the visual symbol of the lighting then become a trigger for the fear and pain of the original traumatic event within the child's mind. This might continue to grow well into adulthood where any thunder storm can cause the person to go into mass panic.
Other reason can be because the person learned the fear from a parent or are of a naturally nervous disposition or have fragile mental health.
The most common reason is due to a traumatic event associated with a thunderstorm. This could be from flooding or a fire starting as a result. Someone close or even a pet may have gotten hurt or even died in such a storm causing a deep impression of fear and anxiety within the child's mind. The sound of the thunder and the visual symbol of the lighting then become a trigger for the fear and pain of the original traumatic event within the child's mind. This might continue to grow well into adulthood where any thunder storm can cause the person to go into mass panic.
Other reason can be because the person learned the fear from a parent or are of a naturally nervous disposition or have fragile mental health.
Astraphobia Symptoms:
A person who has Astraphobia will instantly become jumpy, nervous and anxious if it even begins to look like a storm is coming and if a thunderstorm starts they can exhibit a wide range of panic attack symptoms and may have a constant need for reassurance.
Symptoms can also include:
Their fear can be based on the loud noise in itself or the fear of death by lightning, fire, or flooding.
Symptoms can also include:
- Rapid heart rate
- Dizziness
- Screaming
- Hysteria
- Hyperventilating
- Feeling of choking
- Fainting
- Trembling and/or sweating
- Crying
- Nausea or other gastrointestinal distress
Their fear can be based on the loud noise in itself or the fear of death by lightning, fire, or flooding.
Why I should Get Treated:
Storms are very hard to avoid as they can often come about suddenly and when least expected. So trying to avoid them would be greatly limiting where you could travel, for fun or for work. Also, you can't really avoid the sound of thunder as very loud thunder will be heard no matter where you are in the house. If it is causing you extreme terror, panic, and anxiety that takes you hours to calm down from, it is affecting your life more than it should, especially when the right treatment can lessen the fear to huge degrees to a more manageable level.
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.
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