Hodophobia - Fear of road travel

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hodophobi is the fear of traveing the origin of the word hodo is Greek mening traveling or road, and phobia is greek meaning fear hodophobia is considered to be a specific phobia.there are roads in teh world that allow you to travel at virtually any speed n which you can still comfortably control your vechicle many mostorists are thriled to work through large areas faster by using a speed that exceeds most posted speed limits.The faster a vehicle goes the more anxiety a hodophobe experiences. this is a fear that may likely be linked to a fear of control loss.

What are the causes?

It is generally accepted that phobias arise from a combination of external events (i.e. traumatic events) and internal predispositions (i.e. heredity or genetics). Many specific phobias can be traced back to a specific triggering event, usually a traumatic experience at an early age. Social phobias and agoraphobia have more complex causes that are not entirely known at this time. It is believed that heredity, genetics, and brain chemistry combine with life-experiences to play a major role in the development of phobias.

Symptoms:-

As mentioned previously one of the greatest symptoms of this phobia is avoidance. An individual with this fear ay not have a problem traveling by car within their own city limits, but they will struggle to make a trip to a neighboring city if they are expected to travel on a road allowing greater speed limits.
the Symptoms are Nausea, trembling, air hunger, panic attacks, elevated heart rates, Temporarily elevated body temperatures, sweating, screaming, weeping, control loss, a tremporary inability to reason.

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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