Fear of dogs – the phenomenon at all frequent, especially now when in the cities continually it is possible to see the stray dogs who got off in packs. However logical fear and a film phobia – different things. The term is meant as irrational fear of dogs – even the most harmless representatives and even on pictures.
Fear of dogs: film phobia forms
In psychiatric practice allocate several types of a film phobia which have narrower focus. However it is quite often possible to meet also such people at whom the full complex is observed:
- fear of stings (adaktofobiya);
- fear of infection with rage (rabiyefobiya).
This frustration is frequent develops against the background of schizophrenia, a depression, morbid depression and in structure of other neurotic frustration. By the way, this disease frequent: 1.5-3.5 the % of all people are familiar with such fears, and the serious symptoms demanding treatment reveal at 10% of total number at once.
In psychiatry distinguish also a pseudo-phobia when being covered with fear of animals, sadists psychopaths show the bents. The true film phobia is passive: such person does not seek to do to an animal harm, and just in falls in panic even at the sight of the image of a dog on the screen or the photo. The fear of a dog can be absolutely different in force – from weak, hardly notable, to strong, with increase in pulse and increase of breath.
Film phobia: treatment
If your fear – panic, then a question of how to get rid of fear of dogs, answers you only the experienced psychotherapist who will appoint to you full treatment.
If your fear quite weak, then it is possible to manage also without the assistance of experts. It is no secret that the fears can be "cancelled" if to face them face to face. There is nothing more simply how to overcome fear of a dog, having registered the assistant-volunteer in a dogs shelter. Pets are in cages there, they are defenseless and passionately need your help and leaving. Looking behind them, you soon will begin to understand and love these faithful, sincere and friendly animals.
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