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HEMOPHOBIA

Hemophobia is characterized by an extreme and irrational fear of blood, which can cause significant distress and impact daily life. Approaches to managing this fear include both mental strategies and professional treatments.

HEMOPHOBIA

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ADVICES

CONFRONT YOUR FEAR AND REWARD YOURSELF
To lose the fear you should be brave and start by little actions and congratulate yourself for all the good reactions on crisis occasions.
POSITIVE THOUGHTS
Start by visualizing you in the situation and try to be relaxed. Imagine things that make you keep calm and good memories. Nothing is going to hurt you.
KNOW THAT BEING AFRAID IS NORMAL
Don’t be ashamed of being afraid, fear has helped humans survive in many situations. Accept and love yourself
ATTEND A SUPPORT GROUP
Talk with other people who can understand you would help a lot since they know exactly what are you feeling and can give you some advices.
GET CONTROL OF YOUR IMAGINATION
Don’t let your imagination overcome your positive attitude, try to suppress the bad things that could happen.

GLOSSARY

SYRINGE
A small tube with a narrow opening and a rubber bulb or other device for drawing in or squirting out fluid, esp. through a needle
DREADED
Greatly feared;frightful
PATTERNED
A recognizable combination of actions, qualities, etc., characteristic of a particular person or population.
OVERWHELMING
Very powerful
POWERLESS
Lacking power to act; helpless
EXPOSURE
The act of exposing or the state of being exposed
FLUSHED
To get redden
SURGERY
Treatment, as an operation, performed by a surgeon
ASHAMED
Feeling shame; distressed or embarrassed by feelings of guilt, foolishness, or disgrace
REWARD
Something given or received for services done, for doing something of merit, etc.

REFERENCES

http://www.wordreference.com/definition/
https://www.healthline.com/health/hemophobia#risk-factors
https://blog.cognifit.com/es/hematofobia-superar-el-miedo-la-sangre/
http://clysa.elsevier.es/es/abordaje-hematofobia-sus-distintas-lineas/articulo/S1130527414700295/#.W4NkAiPSHOQ
https://www.recursosdeautoayuda.com/hematofobia/
http://wpd.ugr.es/~emiro/como-superar-una-fobia/

TREATMENT

MEDICATION
This treatment is just for severe cases and it is an option that people who see the psychiatrist must talk about.
APPLIED TENSION
It is a method of therapy in which you should tense muscles in the arms, torso and legs for a specific time until your face feels flushed. This technique was tested and the 90% of the participants could see a surgery without fainting.
RELAXATION
Deep breathing or yoga can help to overcome fears. Relaxation techniques can help you lose your stress
COGNITIVE THERAPY
Identify feelings of anxiety around blood and replace it with more realistic thoughts of what may actually happen during injuries involving blood
EXPOSURE THERAPHY
Look for a therapist who guide you exposing your fear. You can participate in visualization exercises or dealing with your fear of blood head-on.

SYMPTOMS

EMOTIONAL
feeling like you may die or pass out
feeling powerless over your fear
feeling like you’ve lost control
overwhelming need to escape situations where blood is involved
extreme feelings of anxiety or panic
PHYSICAL
sweating
shaking or trembling
rightness or pain in chest
rapid heart rate
trouble breathing

CAUSES

TRAUMA
Stressful or traumatic events may lead to a phobia. With blood, this may be related to hospital stays or serious injuries involving blood.
OVERPROTECTIVE PARENT
Some people may develop a more generalized anxiety. This may result from being in an environment where you were overly dependent on an overprotective parent.
ANXIOUS PARENT OR CAREGIVER
You may learn to fear something after seeing fear patterned. For example, if a child sees their mother is fearful of blood, they may develop a phobia around blood, too.
GENETICS
Some people are more likely to develop phobias than others. There may be a genetic link, or you may be particularly sensitive or emotional by nature.

DEFINITION

Hemophobia is an extreme and irrational fear of blood. People who have this fear also are used to be dreaded of injuries, cuts and syringes. It is part of the subtype “blood-injection-injury” phobias by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.