I am extremly afraid of insects,GRASSHOPPERS,crickets and anything else except for snakes and rats. I cant breath when they are near me and feel that I need to run. I have jumped out of a car I was driving because of a grasshopper in the back windshield (inside the car) and I have also put my hand thru a window needing stitches afterwards. I will either cry,pass out, hyperventilate or all of the above. How can I overcome this.
My brothers and family used to chase me with them and still do today.
Please help if you can
Kimberly
As a refrigeration and Air conditioning engineer i was interested to hear of a engineer Who developed Figophobia ( the Fear of Cold Things, such That everytime he went to work on a fridge?freezer he would uncontrolable burst into tears as it reminded him of the loss of his wife (Some ten years Ago) when they ran a business together selling and repairing them.And as a result has not worked in the refrigeration industry since.
I would be very interested to hear about any other cases of Engineers Developing Phobias About the tools or equipment they used to routinley work with.
Thank you for your attention .Yours faithfully Jack Kybird swan Domestic Service and Training Manager ***@****
KP,
You describe visual hallucinations and phobia related panic attacks that may represent different problems. Phobias are the most common psychiatric disorder and are very treatable. I encourage you undergo a psychiatric evaluation to clarify these issues as it is clear that they cause you much distress. From what you have relayed to me there is no indication to hospitalize
you or that you will lose everything but, are extremely anxious.
Hope this was helpful. Good luck.
Sincerely,
HFHS MD-JM
Keywords: Anxiety, Visual hallucinations
Have you tried any individual or group therapy? Therapists deal with people who have phobias (they're quite common)all the time and wouldn't put you in the hospital just because you have a phobia. Also, some anti-depressant medications are effective for the anxiety you describe that's related to the phobia. You might want to talk to your precribing physician about trying an anti-depressant again. The combinaiton of therapy and medicaiton was great for me and I would encourage you to give it a try. Lots of people have fears like yours and get better. Sharing your pohobia with someone who can treat it will get you started to feeling better. Good luck.