Demophobia or ohlophobia, in other words, simply fear of crowds or large crowds, is not currently considered separately from agoraphobia - fear of open spaces, for it is believed that these two kinds of phobias are inextricably linked and have only roots.
Symptoms and etymology
Indeed, a person who is uncomfortable with being in a crowd, just feels uncomfortable, staying on a large empty territory, and, mainly with an even, flat surface. In both cases, he begins to feel nausea, dizziness and trembling in the limbs. Almost always this is accompanied by difficulty breathing and heart palpitations.
What is the basis for such a phobia, as fear of the crowd? There is no consensus on this issue. It is generally believed that a person suffering from agoraphobia is afraid of being crushed, it seems to him that people in large numbers accumulated around him pose an immediate threat to his life, for example, he can get from them any disease. But all agoraphobes have one thing in common: it is a hidden or obvious inferiority complex, most often laid down in childhood. People with pronounced leadership qualities or simply self-confident individuals usually never suffer from the fear of the crowd.
Methods of treatment
Agoraphobia in both its manifestations is perfectly treatable and today there are many methods to get rid of this scourge. But they all necessarily include a set of breathing exercises, as well as certain complexes of psychological impact on the patient, aimed at increasing his self-esteem and gradual
The fear of a crowd of people can manifest themselves in those who directly experienced the effects of the crush, for example, being in the stadium during a football match and received any physical injuries. In this case, the treatment may differ from the above methods and here hypnotherapy will be most successful, during which the therapist returns the patient's memories to the day of the tragedy, forcing him to "lose" mentally another scenario in which everything is peaceful and serene. Usually such technique gives good results and the person completely gets rid of his fears.