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In John A. Speyrer's "Claustrophobia and the Fear of Death and Dying", the reader is brought to the conclusion that claustrophobia's high frequency is due to birth trauma, about which he says is "one of the most horrendous experiences we can have during our lifetime", and it is in this helpless moment that the infant develops claustrophobia. [5]
The knock-on psychological effects of the situation could include a growing sense of claustrophobia, leading to increased heart rates, light-headedness, nausea and panic attacks, which could cause ...
Plane accidents such as the collision above Reagan National Airport can trigger aerophobia, the fear of flying. Here’s how to manage the phobia. A flying phobia affects more than 25 million ...
Girls were found to be much more likely to have chronic or persistent symptoms (84% versus 61% in boys). Some 1,239 children were studied (enrolled at the age of 8 in 2012) and their symptoms were ...
If claustrophobia contributes to other phobias, like emetophobia, the symptoms of the co-morbid conditions, can overlap. [6] Some individuals with claustrophobia report waking up in a brief panic if their body or breathing is impeded while they are asleep. Claustrophobia can also interfere with CPAP adherence in individuals with sleep apnea. [7]
Secondly, one accepts their thoughts and feelings without reaction or judgement before letting them go. [13] The objective of mindfulness meditation is to reduce an individual's anxiety of passing time by refocusing their attention on their breathing and their 5 senses, both of which are neutral topics without emotional connections to chronophobia.
Binge drinking can increase an individual's risk of death through alcohol intoxication, accidents and drunk driving, as well as by exacerbating existing conditions and increasing suicide risk. [ 4 ] [ 11 ] In the US where the legal minimum drinking age is 21, there is a very large mortality rate excess on the 21st birthday and the day ...
At the 2021 Astroworld festival in Texas, 10 people were crushed to death. In 2010, nearly two dozen were killed as a crowd stampeded at the Love Parade, a techno-music festival in Duisburg, Germany.