Some people do not imagine life without movement or walking. How can you sit in one place in the apartment and never stand on your own to have a cup of hot tea? And it turns out, it is quite possible if a person suffers from a disease with a peculiar name basophobia. What are the symptoms of the disease, what are the causes and what is the treatment? These questions concern people who are faced with this ailment or are familiar with those who would like to help.
What it is?
Basophobia is expressed in fear of walking. The causes of this disease can be great variety. Apparently, such sufferers had a trauma in childhood, or maybe they experienced a very strong pain associated with moving on any surface, with a subsequent fall. In each individual case, it occurs according to a specific scenario.
And this happens precisely because in the distant past, the subconscious mind remembered and recorded an unpleasant story connected with an incident of an extraordinary nature. After some time, it has emerged in the memory of man and gave impetus to the disease.
In early childhood, the child may experience symptoms of basophobia. When the baby begins to take the first steps, he falls many times. It hurts him. So there is a fear of falling and its consequences. Therefore, the little man tries to find support. When walking, he clings to the objects at hand: a sofa, chairs, etc. Over time, the fear passes, and everything falls into place.
In another case, basophobia can occur at a fairly mature age after suffering trauma. A person who has been confined to a wheelchair for a long time, who does not have sufficient willpower, can become ill with basophobia.
The first signs of this disease appear as follows: and the wounds healed, and the bones grew together, and the patient has been trying for a long time not to let go of the object that helps him to move. And even if this object plays the role of a kind of screen, it will still affect the confidence of the sick person.
Therefore, it will not be difficult to understand that an individual with an obsessive state is in front of you. He tries to move only when he has some point of support at hand. It can be a simple stick, chair or wall.
An inexperienced person may even think that someone in front of him is physically ill or is a helpless disabled person. On the street one can observe the following picture: a woman or a man rolls his empty wheelchair, moving his legs completely independently, but at the same time leaning his whole body on the arms and back of the chair. Such movement gives a lot of inconvenience, but the fear of falling makes you look for safety net. And this is a concrete example of the manifestation of basophobia.
Signs of disease
After some research, a detailed description has been compiled of what people with basophobia feel. So, these representatives feel discomfort while perceiving space or moving. These symptoms are caused by visual information that is not adequate. In such patients, spatial orientation is impaired. These symptoms explain their fear of walking or falling. Discomfort occurs due to the fact that receiving signals (kinesthetic, vestibular, sensory, visual) is significantly distorted.
Fear of walking is not the only sign of illness. If the following symptoms occur simultaneously, you should consult a doctor:
- cardiopalmus;
- significant pupil dilation;
- tremor in the whole body or in the limbs;
- a sharp decrease or increase in pressure in the blood vessels;
- increased sweating;
- the skin turns pale on the face or, on the contrary, it becomes purple;
- rush of heat.
How to overcome the disease?
When getting rid of any phobias and obsessive states, a very strong willpower is needed. Some people like to be sick and watch their relatives take care of them. We must first want to get rid of this dependence. Only when a person decides to free himself from fear can he overcome it.
For those who need outside help, various approaches are offered to eradicate the problem. One of them is treatment with various drugs. Which ones are the safest and most effective, the doctor will tell. Most likely, he will recommend those tools that you can buy yourself in a pharmacy.
Good for treating fears herbal medicine method. In other, more severe cases, the doctor prescribes tranquilizers.
In no case can you treat such a dangerous disease on your own. This can lead to very sad consequences. No one knows how the body will react to this or that action.
Psychological help is best for getting rid of phobias. Specialist consultations will help to get rid of various internal fears without pills. True, it should be noted that time for such actions will take much more. But this method is more gentle and safer.
Psychotherapy is that It turns out the root cause of the appearance of a phobia. Then the specialist fixes the problem at the subconscious level. This is done by analyzing the situation and explaining it. Then you can use the psychocorrection. In this situation, there is some kind of simulation of the incident that led to the tragedy. As a result of the heat of experiences, a person gets rid of the old problem.
For obsessive states, auto-training is very useful. Through various attitudes and belief in them, a person reduces the level of internal stress. Hypnosis will also play a role in removing the walking phobia.
There is still a system of postural control, which is carried out by a specialist as follows: a basis is developed for perception and action in relation to the surrounding world. So the individual gets rid of the feeling of helplessness when moving in space.
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