IT'S Crowded Here

                       A female once travelled with her family to a marriage function nearby. When she entered the van arranged for that and the door was closed, she felt distressed and breathless. She had palpitations , ringing in the ears, fainting attacks and excessive sweating and came out of the van. She felt relieved and she did not travel in the van on that day and never after that. She avoids travelling in bus and van but prefers her scooter to travel after that incident. Few days later she went to a shopping mall with her family. She took the lift to go to the upper floor. She suddenly felt giddiness, palpitations, nausea, upset stomach and sweating. She came out of the lift in the very next floor. She did not take the lift back down .She avoided to use lift from then on for past three years now due the fear of developing the same symptoms. Once the lady went to her neighbor’s house .when she was speaking to her neighbor the door closed automatically due to wind. When she noticed that she felt discomfort and became restless .she ran out of the house in fear.

                        The symptoms the female had were suggestive of a condition called AGORAPHOBIA. In Agoraphobia there is marked and consistently maintained fear and the person avoids crowds, public places, travelling alone and travelling to far away places. The persons suffering from this disorder feel escape might be difficult from these places or help may not be available. This condition can occur mostly in persons who are anxious and avoidant and also in persons in severe stress or depression. Women are found to have more prevalence than men.

Early intervention and treatment with medications, relaxation and breathing techniques are found to show excellent results. So friends if any person is found to have these symptoms please consult your psychiatrist as soon as possible for better results….

Few other phobias are 

ACROPHOBIA - Fear of heights
CLAUSTROPHOBIA – Fear of closed places
HYDROPHOBIA - Fear of water (in rabies infection)
XENOPHOBIA – Fear of strangers,
ZOOPHOBIA – Fear of animals.

Please know them and share with others. 

LET’S MAKE A DIFFERENCE .....

DrBevinsathya