All about pyrophobia

No wonder the wise saying says: "They are afraid as fire." And really, who does not fear open flame? Everybody is afraid of him: people and animals. The incinerating force can wipe out the whole of the earth, entire settlements, and cause enormous damage to agriculture. Fear of the elements is rational.

However, we must remember that everything has a limit. When self-preservation develops into pyrophobia, you need to take it more than seriously.

When a person experiences an unexplainable fear of fire, this fear is called pyrophobia (in translation from the Greek “pyro” - fire, and “phobos” - fear). Since ancient times, this phobia was inherent in man.

A man, faced with fire, realized that this is a very dangerous phenomenon. Therefore, this kind of fear is in our depths of consciousness. Even in the modern world, when technology has made great strides forward, terrible incidents occur where people die in a fire. And these facts make an indelible impression on some individuals. That is why most people try to stay away from sources of fire., as a result of unforeseen circumstances, you can lose loved ones and property.

Despite these fears, a person cannot do without a source of fire. We have long been accustomed to heat our homes and prepare food with it. In spite of everything, the fire did not obey the person to the end and sometimes manifests his temper. That is why There are people who are susceptible to panic, which leads to obsessive-compulsive disorders.

They may be different, but it is worth considering the main ones.

• Hereditary factor. Obsessive states can be passed on to the child from the parents. The risks of phobias increase when a person goes through the following periods: adolescent, early maturity, menopausal, and so on. It must be remembered that genetic predisposition is a manifestation of the instinct of a sense of self-preservation.

Parents transmit to children a neuropsychiatric reaction to stress. Especially the temperament and individual properties of a certain person influence the development of any phobia, including the panic fear of fire.

• Social factor. It occurs in individuals with a dependent type of character and in those who are inclined to avoid problems. Biochemical hypotheses and various negative dependencies (drug addiction, alcoholism, uncontrolled medication) can also contribute to the development of phobias.
• Psychological factors. There are many of them. They can be as follows: low self-esteem, a tendency to exaggerate and see everything negative, an unhealthy situation in the family (conflicts), isolation from society, stresses of various kinds, children's psychological trauma, anxiety, suspiciousness and so on.

But psychasthenic conditions contribute to the emergence of various phobias, including pyrophobia. It is necessary to remember that all obsessive states are the result of a long-time childhood trauma. Fear of fire can occur due to the fact that in childhood a child received very severe burns.In adulthood, as a result of stress and fatigue, his memories emerge and embrace consciousness with a new force, which leads to a phobia.

Pyrophobia is a constant irrational fear of the source of open fire, whether it be a fire or just a fire. The details for those who experience a real phobia are completely unimportant. A person cannot even properly explain why he is afraid of fire. It is enough for him to feel the smell of burning as he starts to panic..

Manifestations of abnormal fear are hard to miss. Fussiness and nervousness appear in behavior, speech becomes abrupt and confused.

Naturally, such a state affects the further well-being of a person. If the panic continues, he may experience the following symptoms:

• confused breathing and rapid pulse, interruptions in the work of the heart;
• tremor of the limbs;
• increase or decrease in pressure;
• nausea, vomiting;
• discoloration of the skin (become either purple or too pale);
• heavy sweating;
• dilated pupils;
• confusion or loss of consciousness.

In this issue is an integrated approach. You can get rid of fears with the help of a psychologist. He will identify the cause of the obsessive state, and then begin to rid you of it by psychological influence. In more severe cases, the psychotherapist will prescribe medication support.

However, if you consider yourself a strong and strong-willed person, then you can completely get rid of pyrophobia. To do this, you need to find a liking for the soul, enroll in a sports club, do yoga, conduct a series of relaxation classes, drink soothing herbal preparations, or begin to run long distances.

Sports activities help to distract very well with obsessive states. But if the case is not amenable to correction, then it is better not to risk it and contact a specialist.

So, all methods of dealing with phobias are divided into the following:

• psychocorrection;
• drug treatment;
• alternative or complementary methods.

In very severe cases, the doctor prescribes drugs. They are needed to relieve somatic and psychological symptoms.

For treatment use beta-blockers. They are used to relieve somatic symptoms. The drugs successfully block stress hormones. This improves the overall background, the risks of acquiring a chronic disease recede.

Antidepressants are prescribed for severe cases. With the help of serotonin uptake, they reduce anxiety. Tranquilizers suppress vegetative manifestations of anxiety. Neuroleptics are used when the patient has severe behavioral disorders during panic attacks, aggression, suicidal tendencies.

Psychotherapeutic help is not less effective, but does not cause adverse reactions of the body. It includes treatment using neuro-linguistic programming, a rational method of psychotherapy, hypnosis, and a cognitive-behavioral method. It must be understood that in psychotherapy, mutual understanding between the patient and the specialist is important. At the same time there should be a full exchange of information, experiences.

Then they are processed and simulated various situations. In this case, there is a psychological information, when the doctor gives the patient complete information about his illness.

Through this approach, a person begins to understand the nature of his phobias, which makes it possible to identify the cause of their development. In addition, simultaneously with this approach, the specialist conducts counseling, which is aimed at studying practical knowledge, in the future an individual can use them in critical situations.

It is the consultations that provide the patient with the opportunity to learn how to properly perceive their fears and choose tactics during a crisis. And also when this happens the study of self-esteem of the individual, which helps get rid of anxiety.

Quite simple, but effective methods will help to reduce the level of anxiety:

• study with the help of special literature all the actions that need to be performed if a fire has started;
• install in the house (apartment) fire detectors, signaling the beginning of smoke; keep fire extinguishing agents in place;
• Always take precautions.