Norepinephrine, also known as noradrenaline, is the chemical cousin of Dopamine. It is important in sexual arousal and sexual memory and is similar to Epinephrine (or Adrenaline). It is found throughout the brain and can act as a stress hormone, directing response to such things as flight, fear, anxiety, panic,Continue Reading
Memories of traumatic events can lay dormant just beneath our consciousness, often for days, weeks or months. A triggering event can cause intense emotional and physical sensations that bring the trauma right back as if the event is happening all over again. There are important reasons why memories of traumaticContinue Reading
Agoraphobia is an anxiety disorder that literally means “fear of the marketplace.” It describes a person who is afraid of leaving ‘safe’ spaces (such as their homes) for fear of experiencing something embarrassing or even unmanageable. This is an anxiety attack. An Agoraphobic person might refuse to go outside becauseContinue Reading
Cacodemonia is defined in physchology as a pathological belief in which the patient is convinced they are inhabited or possessed by a wicked entity or evil spirit. In Plato’s Greece, “daemons” were often invisible and were believed to be constituted of material unlike human or animal. They could be goodContinue Reading
People with social phobia have a strong persistent fear of being with or associating with unfamiliar people or complete strangers. They will go out of their way to try to avoid situations where they might meet new people at business or social events. They would rather not be required toContinue Reading
People can be afraid of almost anything. We can be afraid of the truth, afraid of fortune, afraid of death, even afraid of each other, observed Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882). Why Are We So Afraid? We learn fear as a child. Children learn from their falls and near-falls and becomeContinue Reading
Animals – Zoophobia Beards – Pagonophobia Being Afraid – Phobophobia Blood – Hemotophobia Books – Bibliophobia Churches – Ecclesiaphobia Corpses – Necrophobia Crossing A Bridge – Gephyrophobia Crowds – Ochlophobia Computers – Cyberphobia Darkness – Achluophobia, Nyctophobia Demons or Devils – Demonophobia Dogs – Cynophobia Dolls – Pediophobia Drugs –Continue Reading
Social Nonconformity is characterized as atypical behavior or nonconformity that may underlie some psychological disorders. Social Nonconformity refers to disobeying public standards for acceptable conduct. Extreme nonconformity can lead to destructive or self-destructive behavior. Examples to consider might be a drug abuser or a prostitute. However, we must be carefulContinue Reading
A phobia is an irrational fear that disrupts normal behavior. Phobias center anxiety on a specific object, activity or situation. Many people live with this common psychological disorder but some specific phobias can lead to incapacitating efforts to avoid the feared situation. Most Common Disorder Anxiety disorders rank as theContinue Reading
Many people fear situations in which they can be observed, evaluated, criticized, embarrassed or humiliated by others. This leads them to avoid going to social events, eating out with others, speaking publicly, even such things as using public restrooms. When it’s impossible to avoid these types of situations, many peopleContinue Reading