Genuphobia - Fear of knees

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Genuphobia is an overwhelming, irrational fear of knees. The genuphobic individual may fear their own knees and or fear seeing other people's kness.Genuphobia is a combination of latin and Greek words. it derives from the latin genu meaning knee and the greek phobos meaning fear.
when it has reached the level of a phobia which isnot a rational fear but has elevated to the level of anxiety that are associated with phobias,it is likely that the fear begins early in life with some type of trauma involving kness that has created anxiety. the anxiety then attaches unconsciously to kness and anything that triggers the fear is likely to result in one or more anxiety symptoms.

What causes Genuphobia?

As is the case with all phobias, the person suffereing with genuphobia has been traumatized at some point in their life. That traumatic experience is then automatically and consistently associated with kness.

Symptoms :-

The symptoms of genuphobia are individual and will vary from persno to person. Some people, when confronted with their fear of kness, may feel slightly uncomfortable, begin to perspire or become nauseated. At the opposite end of the spectrum, other people are so severely impacted by this phobia, that they experience full-blown anxiety and panic attack. and the symptoms are heightened senses, breathlessness, feeling dizzy, muscle tension, hyperventilation, numbness, heart palpitations, dry mouth, trembling, feeling out of control, feeling trapped and unable to escape, intenese feeing of impending disaster.

Treatment :-

Energy Psychology

Energy Psychology is a type of therapy that uses various techniques, such as acupressure, yoga, t ai chi, prana, qi gong, and energy medicine, which teach people simple steps for making changes in their lives. The techniques stimulate energy points on the surface of the skin which, when paired with specific psychological procedures, can shift the brain’s electrochemistry. While this type of therapy is still a controversial area, it appears to be very help with dealing with phobias.

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