Tripofobiya

Tripofobiya is panic fear of open openings, holes, skin abscesses, etc. For the first time the disease Трипофобия является панической боязнью открытых отверстий was revealed at the beginning of the 2000th years by medical specialists of the Oxford university.

Reasons and symptoms of a tripofobiya

In a condition of a phobia of people feels uncontrollable strong fear in relation to any subject, action or a live organism. At a tripofobiya the general decrease in working capacity, coordination loss, dizziness, nausea and vomiting, nervousness is observed.

Fear objects at a tripofobiya are:

openings in live organisms, including tissues of animals and the person, skin eels, an acne, pockmarks, an open time, destructions of skin, an opening in muscles, openings of various glands, etc.;
openings in food stuffs, including streaks and veins in crude meat, cheese circles, honey cells, holes in fruit and vegetables, grain openings, etc.;
openings in plants (haricot pods, corn, seeds, etc.);
geological openings of a natural origin (water in rocks, organic, natural minerals, etc.);
the openings made live organisms (worms, larvae, caterpillars, etc.).

Tripofobiya on skin is expressed as allergic reactions, reddenings or blanchings, the increased perspiration. At this phobia heartbeat becomes frequent, there is a shiver in extremities, and breath sometimes is at a loss. Tripofobiya on skin can be shown in the form of bright spots from an emotional overstrain.

The majority of phobias arises for the inexplicable and spontaneous reasons, but some have a hereditary, mental, cultural and age explanation.

Cultural factors of emergence of a tripofobiya are the views, opinions and the phenomena arising in certain cultural groups or national associations. In some cases this phobia can be shown in a certain social situation.

Also Объектами страха при трипофобии являются отверстия в продуктах питания the tripofobiya can arise from the family relations, genetic predisposition and from external events in family life.

With age the tripofobiya is shown depending on age changes, life experience and the endured situations.

Often this phobia is shown in the form of uncontrollable splash in fear, obsession, the general nervousness and an emetic reflex.

Treatment of a tripofobiya

The main method of treatment of a tripofobiya is desensitization, that is recovery of a normal physical and mental state, harmony and balance.

The psychological method of correction and replacement allows to eliminate obsession of fear of openings. Show to the patient the pacified picture which normalizes his state, and then show images with openings. Display is carried out alternately and is intended for change of thinking, elimination of fastidiousness and recovery of peace of mind.

If necessary in time treatment of a tripofobiya appoint antiallergic and soothing drugs.

The medical specialist during treatment holds consultations, special sessions of individual and group type, and also appoints to the patient several psychological ways of elimination of symptoms of a tripofobiya. The patient has to carry out daily respiratory, weakening and soothing exercises.

If the tripofobiya has a severe form at which at the patient observe spasms, convulsions, severe headaches, a loss of consciousness and paralysis, then appoint an intensive care in a hospital with use of anticonvulsant, antiinflammatory and soothing medicines.

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