The famous saying goes: "The most frightening is the unknown". And it is completely true of such a common phobia as a fear of death, or tanatophobia . A person simply does not know what he should be afraid of, and therefore can not prepare for the upcoming trials. In addition, many fear the pain that precedes sudden death, are afraid of not having time to do something in life, leaving orphans to children, etc. And from here - the propensity to panic, depression, neuroses. But this state can and must be fought.
Signs of a phobia of death
Like other psychological abnormalities, this phobia has a characteristic symptomatology:
- frequent thoughts of death (if a person does not constantly face it in professional activities), and that arise even without an apparent cause;
- At the same time, a person does not speak out loud about death, only alone with himself;
- negative emotional manifestations of the phobia of fear of death are amplified while watching movies of the appropriate content or even at a glance at the relevant attributes.
Phobia of death of relatives
Sometimes a person can fear not his own death, but fear that one of his loved ones will die. Children who are emotionally dependent on their parents are especially vulnerable to this. In this case, the phobia associated with the fear of death manifests itself first in the form of stress , which eventually leads to serious psychological problems.
How to get rid of the phobia of death?
- Realize your fear.
- Identify the causes that lead to psychological breakdowns.
- Try to control your thoughts, not to think about death.
- Try to talk about this with a person you trust, ideally - with a doctor-psychotherapist.
- Communicate more with open and enthusiastic people.
- Find yourself a positive hobby that has nothing to do with the theme of death.