Hydrophobia - Fear of water

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Hydrophobia is the fear of water or rabies. The origin of the word hydro is Greek (meaning water) and phobia is Greek (meaning fear). Hydrophobia is considered to be a specific phobia; Hydrophobia is the second name for fear of water or swimming. This condition of fear is not there always. However, when this realistic wariness gets out of control, overwhelming anxiety around water can make enjoyment of vacations and sports very difficult indeed.
Fear of Water Causes:
Hydrophobia is believed to stem from one or more early childhood experiences with almost drowning or seeing a friend drown. With the advent of early, and often unsupervised, TV. Viewing, many such events could be viewed by children who are too young to reason that someone isn't actually drowning.
Symptoms:-
Hydrophobia is the advanced stage of a water specific anxiety. Phobias are distinguished from rational fear because they cause severe, painful anxiety having a limiting or disabling effect on our lives. Hydrophobia is usually first noticed with an unwillingness to learn to swim or even to get into a boat often this phobia has caused someone such extreme panic after falling into the water, that their rescuer wasn't able to help them. The fear brought about the very thing feared.
Treatment:-
As mentioned above, very few water phobic adults seek help for their condition; hence treatment has almost entirely been aimed at children. The most effective treatment for children appears to be a combination of modeling and graduated in vivo exposure to water.
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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