A case study on a simple phobia
Have you ever been caught from behind? How has it felt? What thoughts and feelings did you experience during that point of time? Did it feel scary?
In case you were fortunate enough to not experience anything like that, can you imagine your reaction if you were suddenly caught from behind?
Many people out there are probably thinking that this is just a stupid joke or an irrelevant thing to be bothered about let alone analyse it.
But, if I told you that it is even possible to develop a phobia out of something as simple as being pulled from behind, would you believe it?
Well, unfortunately, phobias, whether simple or complex, are developed from seemingly irrelevant incidents.
Let me illustrate an example on anxiety phobia:
"Every weekend, a young boy would visit the grocery market to get provisions for his mother. And each time, he would steal a handful of peanuts from a sack when no one was looking and quickly hide it in his pocket. This continued for a few weeks.
One fine day, the peanut owner realized that plenty of peanuts just kept disappearing from the sack each weekend and decided to find out what was going on. When the boy visited the market again, the owner hid behind him and noticed his stealing act. Instantly, he caught the young boy from behind and the boy fell to the ground screaming and fainted from embarassment of being caught red-handed.
The young boy developed a phobia of being caught from behind. He would avoid going out in public as much as possible lest someone should grab him from behind. During extreme situations, he would arrange to have his seat placed flat against the wall to rule out any chances of being caught from behind. While walking on the street, he would glance past his shoulder frequently to ensure no one was following him. He would panic and palpitate if he saw anyone walking close by behind him. He constantly worried about someone grabbing him from behind and as a result, would go to any extent to avoid any likelihood of something similar happening again."
Now, doesn't it seem absolutely astonishing that something as simple as the incident that occurred in the young boy's life should turn into a life-threatening, anxiety phobia? well, I am not completely ruling out the genetic factor here - the boy could have had a family member suffering from some sort of an anxiety phobia, but the incident acted as the main trigger to set it off.
DON'T DISAPPEAR YET!!
The mind's gonna let you in on more secrets next week.
so hang in there and look forward to listen to what the mind wants to let you know.
UNTIL THEN,
ALOHA!!
- CHARISMA
In case you were fortunate enough to not experience anything like that, can you imagine your reaction if you were suddenly caught from behind?
Many people out there are probably thinking that this is just a stupid joke or an irrelevant thing to be bothered about let alone analyse it.
But, if I told you that it is even possible to develop a phobia out of something as simple as being pulled from behind, would you believe it?
Well, unfortunately, phobias, whether simple or complex, are developed from seemingly irrelevant incidents.
Let me illustrate an example on anxiety phobia:
"Every weekend, a young boy would visit the grocery market to get provisions for his mother. And each time, he would steal a handful of peanuts from a sack when no one was looking and quickly hide it in his pocket. This continued for a few weeks.
One fine day, the peanut owner realized that plenty of peanuts just kept disappearing from the sack each weekend and decided to find out what was going on. When the boy visited the market again, the owner hid behind him and noticed his stealing act. Instantly, he caught the young boy from behind and the boy fell to the ground screaming and fainted from embarassment of being caught red-handed.
The young boy developed a phobia of being caught from behind. He would avoid going out in public as much as possible lest someone should grab him from behind. During extreme situations, he would arrange to have his seat placed flat against the wall to rule out any chances of being caught from behind. While walking on the street, he would glance past his shoulder frequently to ensure no one was following him. He would panic and palpitate if he saw anyone walking close by behind him. He constantly worried about someone grabbing him from behind and as a result, would go to any extent to avoid any likelihood of something similar happening again."
Now, doesn't it seem absolutely astonishing that something as simple as the incident that occurred in the young boy's life should turn into a life-threatening, anxiety phobia? well, I am not completely ruling out the genetic factor here - the boy could have had a family member suffering from some sort of an anxiety phobia, but the incident acted as the main trigger to set it off.
DON'T DISAPPEAR YET!!
The mind's gonna let you in on more secrets next week.
so hang in there and look forward to listen to what the mind wants to let you know.
UNTIL THEN,
ALOHA!!
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