Hematophobia (Fear of Blood) The Blood Phobia

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Hematophobia (Fear of Blood) Blood Phobia Phobias are of many types, and Blood Phobia is just one among them. At the best addiction treatment center in Islamabad, the treatment of Phobia are available under the supervision of specialists. It is an anxiety disorder where people understand and want to know How to Manage Your Diabetes, that their disease and the fear are irrational, yet they fail to control it. This fear seems to engulf them both physically as well as psychologically. Blood Phobia has many different names. Some call it Hemophobia, Haemophobia or Hemaphobia, but the name widely accepted by experts is Hematophobia. This fear is so intense that the person may feel jittery, dizzy, sudden decline in blood pressure, nausea, faintness, dry mouth and palpitations.

A recent study shows that the root of the evil named Blood Phobia generally lies in the past. Experts believe that the sight of Blood generates extreme anxiety in patients, and they fail to control themselves or keep calm. It is thought that most of the time, some incidents or instances which might have happened in the past, i.e. during childhood or teens, might be triggering such a feeling in them. These instances or incidents can be direct or indirect, i.e. the incident might have happened to the patients themselves, or they might have heard it from someone. Minor incidents like Blood drawn from the body or blood transfusion are enough to instil such a feeling of fear which later transforms into Blood Phobia. You would have seen patients who run away from hospitals or dispensaries being told about injections. While most may be afraid of injections, a few may suffer from this Blood Phobia. Although those experts do believe that this Blood Phobia is only triggered by some incident which might have happened to the patients yet, they also agree to the fact that this Phobia can


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