Pediophobia: Causes, Symptoms and Treatment

The game of dolls is known to everyone since childhood. Both girls and boys play with them. And even some adults, becoming quite independent individuals, continue to get involved in these toys. There are people who collect the most beautiful and old items.

However, in our society there are such individuals who not only do not like dolls, but are also very afraid of them. Experts say they suffer from pediophobia in one form or another.

This disease is characterized by fear of various dolls (dummies, robots) starting from very expensive porcelain beauties and ending with ordinary dolls. A phobia manifests itself in a passing glance at any thing that imitates a person or another living creature.

Fear of dolls is a mental disorder. Next to him is a disease called glenophobia. She expresses herself in the fear of the look of the doll. It seems to people with various mental disorders that the doll follows the movement of a person with his eyes.

This anxiety in different individuals manifests itself in different ways. Someone doesn’t focus on this problem at all, someone fears absolutely all dolls, and someone panics when he sees, with one eye, a kind of toy. While experts can not accurately answer the question of why this disease occurs.

All this happens because the child tends to flirt. Because of what he confuses the real world with the world of toys. It seems to him that the dolls can come to life when everyone is asleep.

Night is the time for their awakening. And at night, as usual, all the most intimate fears are realized. Thus, a simple fear develops into a resistant phobia.

The subject for the game should not have a lively look. And if you bought fun for your child, then observe his behavior. If the little man avoids the doll, then he is afraid of her. He cannot explain his condition. Therefore, adults should themselves see some anxiety.

If the child's fear is noticeable, then you need to eliminate it as follows:

• remove the toy out of sight;
• in no case do not attend exhibitions of wax figures;
• Try to keep your child away from the dummies in the store.

Remember – children are impressionable. Any child can look at a mannequin or an unusual growth doll, his visual perception provokes a discord in his mind, and this moment may be the beginning of the development of a serious disease.

In no case should such situations be avoided when the child is suddenly frightened that a large doll has appeared in front of his eyes. Especially children and adults are frightened by clowns in bright dresses with a big mouth, they look like dolls.

Then your baby will inevitably grow up, and she can calm down a little. All this will happen due to the fact that he probably will have other interests. And if his life proceeds calmly and without any shocks, then the phobia will not manifest in the future. Nevertheless, adult life is always filled with bright events, among them there may be those that are negative.

For example, a person has a terrible grief or he has experienced severe mental suffering. Then an individual can start a neurosis. And this state almost always awakens hidden fears in a person’s mind.

They suddenly appear and burst out. Then the individual, in order to save his condition from deterioration, tries to avoid contact with the dolls. In this way in adults, a protective barrier is triggered.

That is why men and women in adulthood almost do not watch movies, where the plot involves the sudden revival of the dolls and their bloodthirstiness towards the person. It should be noted that people with a completely healthy psyche do not need to get involved in such pictures, much less attract young children with a weak psyche to view.

Phobias always arise for various reasons. And absolutely all individuals have such states in different ways. Some pediofobi are convinced that the creation of the likeness of a person from plastic defies a normal explanation, and this frightens them. This rejection reaction is more like a natural reaction, and therefore does not require a special correction.

But if a person is very frightened or even panicked at the sight of dolls or dummies, and fear does not respond quickly, then this should be considered a manifestation of mental disorder. A phobic person aggravates his emotion with other fears. He begins to fear that from a strong over-excitement his heart may break and he will die. Therefore, only one thought about dolls and the sad experience of the consequences of fear cause a panic attack on pediofoba.

Naturally, when a person is afraid, his body reacts, and then the following symptoms begin to appear:

• the patient may have problems with defecation and urination;
• he may begin tremor of all the limbs;
• the appearance of disorientation and hallucinations is another important sign;
• distortion of perception of reality may occur;
• visual disturbance and even dizziness is possible;
• with strong fear, hearing can disappear;
• confused breathing, an irregular heartbeat, rapid pulse - all this is another manifestation of a phobia.

People with a strong character practically do not suffer from phobias. However, they may also undergo this condition due to severe stress or psycho-emotional overload. Naturally, a strong-willed person will be able to overcome all his fears. Still need to remember that from obsessive states, and even more so from pediophobia, it is almost impossible to get rid of yourself. It can only be suppressed. with the help of the will.

And if it is done constantly, then this fear is probably accumulated in the subconscious, and it will return with a new force as soon as the image of a doll appears before your eyes. And not necessarily an annoying object should be a very large size, like a life-size puppet, for example. To the one who suppresses emotions, it will be enough to look at a small baby doll, which will be the impetus for serious problems.

Therefore, it is necessary to seek help from those professionals who have proven themselves on the good side. The specialist will start working with you.

• First you need to admit to yourselfthat there is such a problem - pediophobia. Further, there must come an awareness of the need to combat the disease.
• Severe obsessive - This is a mental illness, and the psychologist here can not cope.Therefore, with severe cases, you must seek advice and treatment from a psychiatrist.
• Hard case implies a long neglect of the problem. As a result of such actions, the condition is aggravated, and then drug treatment is required as an additional course to the main course of psychotherapy. Treatment is carried out with the help of neuroleptics, tranquilizers and antidepressants.
• Only a doctor can prescribe treatment. tablets, so self-admission is not allowed.
• Course of drug therapy may last up to 12 months. During this time, the patient will get used to his calm state.

In an easier case, you will need the help of a psychologist. Only need to contact such a specialist which works with people suffering from phobias.

• Testing psychologist conducts in the form of conversation. This is how the problem is revealed. Human openness will help to reveal all the veiled aspects of the beginning of a phobia. So do not be afraid, do not hide, do not hesitate.
• As a preventive The specialist may recommend light homeopathic remedies. They will help improve the condition.

If you decide to get rid of your fears yourself, then refer to such practices as relaxation and meditation. Yoga classes, sauna with a relaxing massage, aromatherapy will help you cope with an obsessive state.

In the next video you will be able to visually familiarize yourself with the symptoms and diagnosis of pediophobia.