What is Anuptaphobia?

Saturday, December 26, 2009

Poinephobia


Poinephobia is the fear of being punished. People who are perfectionists can often have poinephobia because they're are afraid of doing something wrong. Some symptoms of poinephobia are irrational fears of punishment, feelings of terror, dread or terror, rapid heartbeat and short breaths. To learn more about this phobia go to the following website:

www.wrongdiagnosis.com/p/poinephobia/symptoms.htm

Arsonphobia, the Fear of Fire


As it's stated in the title, arsonphobia is the fear of fire. Usually people who have it had some type of traumatic experience during their childhood that had to do with fire. Some examples of this would be a house burning down, or losing a loved one in a fire. The following are a couple of websites that will help you to learn more about arsonphobia:
1.www.anxietymatters.com/symtoms_of_anxiety/phobias/phobias/a/arsonphobia.htm
2.www.symptoms-of-anxiety-depression.com/arsonphobia-fear-of-fire.html

Friday, December 18, 2009

Bipolar Disorder


Bipolar disorder is very much like depression. It can cause major mood swings, thoughts of suicide and hopelessness, and troubles sleeping. Bipolar disorder can be treated with medications that help with mood swings. However, there are other ways such as seeing a psychiatrist or therapist. To learn more about this disorder go to: www.nimh.nih.gov/health/.../bipolar/complete-index.shtml and/or
http://www.medicinenet.com/ > ... > bipolar disorder index

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Thursday, December 17, 2009

Depression


You've heard about depression, but do you really know what it is? Depression can be very serious. Today it affects about 14 milion adults in America so it's important to know the warning signs so you can help someone if they happen to slip into a depression. Here are some of the warning signs:
1. constant sadness
2. trouble sleeping
3. very low energy
4. loss of interest
5. feelings of worthlessness


These are a few websites that you can go too to learn more about depression and/or get help:





Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Anuptaphobia, The Fear of Staying Single


There are several forms of anuptaphobia. Some people with this phobia are also afraid of being with the wrong person for the rest of their lives. Because of people's fear of being single they will often do things to quickly and irrationally so that they can get married. However, this can cause dangerous relationships. Often times the phobia will cause people to stay in these relationships for a very long time because they are scared of what will happen if they become single. To cure this phobia you should speak to a therapist or psychiatrist. Talking about yours troubles like anuptaphobia can help you to get over them. Here is a link that will help you learn more about abuptaphobia: