Posts by Anna Smirnova

As soon as they do not call this state - self-digging, self-curling, or the beautiful Latin term "rumination" (rumination), but the essence is always the same. It is an unstoppable, intrusive stream of negative thoughts, a mental "stripping" of the same experience, exhausting and destructive. If this happens constantly - you need to do something so as not to "screw" yourself up to a...

What is arachnophobia Christine enters the bathroom, turns on the light, and sees in the corner a small dark spot surrounded by 8 thin legs. A spider runs down the wall, awakened by the light, and although student and future psychologist Christine absolutely knows that this small creature is completely unable to cause her any harm, she runs into the corridor in panic and refuses to go...

The feeling of fear is characteristic of a person, since he has a finely organized psyche. It has been passed down to humans in age-old history from animals with a fear of destruction and a fear of the unknown. While animals are wary of specific dangers, humans are wary of everything in advance, aided by a rich imagination and the ability to analyze the environment. Through reason, fear...

It is widely believed that only someone who is comfortable with the blood type can become a doctor. But even health-care workers are not immune to fear of blood. It is important not to confuse the usual dislike of bloody scenes and injuries with a real panic horror at the mere thought of seeing blood. This condition is scientifically called hemophobia. It makes a person more nervous,...

About one in three people experience light-headedness when they look down from a transparent area on the TV tower or the top floor of a skyscraper. This reaction to altitude is a frequent occurrence that does not necessarily indicate phobia or illness. But if dizziness increases, and nausea, shortness of breath, panic, and other similar symptoms are added, then we may be talking about...

Any phobia differs from situational fear in that it has no rational basis for its occurrence. Fear can make people take strong actions and precautions, and phobia is intrusive. Often it occurs as a result of a traumatic event that leaves a long mark in the person's psyche. Intrusive fear can haunt him for years and negatively affect his quality of life.

Phobia is an irrational fear that may be related to psychological trauma, genetic memory, or adverse childhood experiences. People with increased anxiety are prone to various phobias. The object’s appearance and behavior often give rise to bizarre intrusive fears. Many are successfully treated with psychotherapy.

The unexplained, uncontrollable, obsessive fear of wasps, bees, their bites, and even buzzing is called apiphobia (from the Latin apis "bee" and the Greek βος "fear").

Heel fissures are linear tears in the skin that result from loss of skin elasticity and thickening of the stratum corneum. They most commonly appear in areas of natural skin folds and distention.

If your children have been diagnosed with psoriasis, you will need to change something in your usual life and a reasonable approach to the formulation of the regime, make changes in children's clothes and change the attitude to physical activity, sports and other mobile activities. This is necessary so that psoriasis does not bring into your life a fundamental change and does not impose...