Demophobia: causes, symptoms and treatment

When a lot of people crowd around, it is always unpleasant. The fuss is confusing, and the mixture of different moods and auras negatively affects the internal state of a person. But these feelings are not experienced by all people, but only by those who are to some extent susceptible to demophobia. Fear of the crowd is bad for the mood and life of a person.

Man has long been accustomed to living in society. However, some representatives cannot stay in crowded places for a long time due to discomfort. The pronounced character of rejection of the crowd is called a phobia. This condition can be divided into three parts.

• Agoraphobia. It is believed that this is the most accurate name for the fear of open space. The same term refers to the fear of the crowd. The fact is that this word is translated from ancient Greek as "area and fear." Usually the area is filled with a lot of people. So it turns out that agoraphobia is directly related to the fear of the crowd.

• Demophobia. This condition determines the fear of a large number of people. A crowd of people in vehicles, in lines, at rallies causes discomfort, and some even have panic attacks. Such individuals are subject to great fear if they fall into the center of public events. Therefore, demophobes practically do not appear in those places where it is very crowded.

• Ochlophobia also has a similarity with the concept of demophobia. It can be said that these terms are synonymous. The only difference is that the okhlofob is afraid of only an unorganized crowd of people.For example, a panic might seize him if he suddenly finds himself in the center of a group of people who are walking in a convoy to a rally.

However, this same individual will calmly attend the planned public lecture. This behavior is explained simply: an unorganized gathering of people can be a threat, and a planned meeting of people at a cultural event cannot develop into an uncontrolled problem.

Most people do not pay attention to outsiders, but this is in cases where there is no anxiety. Some individuals fear being in the crowd only because they have had negative experiences in the past.

In the crush it is easy to pull out a wallet or phone. In a strong crush you can suffer. Fans, leaving the stadium, more than once felt the pressure of the crowd. Those who have suffered will remember the discomfort for a long time. therefore the causes of demophobia can be a large number.

Fear of the crowd is not irrational, unless it becomes obsessive, it is when a person begins to think about the dangers awaiting him every minute. Those who live in big cities are more prone to phobias of this kind because of the large concentration of people. In any case, phobic moods are caused by the fact that a person is in an unfamiliar place, which is also uncontrollable and unsafe from this.

And from this the individual experiences potential helplessness before the inevitability. It is as if being driven into a corner from which there is no way out. It seems to Demophobe that those around him will feel his fear and start laughing at him, or even worse - they will rob and even kill him.

The development of this condition entails more serious consequences. A person begins to be afraid of everything connected with going out into the street. He becomes asocial, and all his actions defy logic. A house or apartment becomes a refuge for him, from which it is terrible to leave. Ultimately, the phobia affects the personal life, work and physical condition of the sick person.

Any disease has its own symptoms. With the physical, any organ hurts, with the mental some deviations appear, which are not characteristic of normal behavior. People with a healthy psyche perceive the world around them appropriately.

Another thing is if a person begins to experience severe discomfort when he appears where there are a lot of people. Usually these are squares, markets, supermarkets. And then we can say with accuracy that there are some deviations. Perhaps they are not very common.

An individual cannot explain irrational fear to himself or to close people. It arises from nowhere and gradually captures the entire consciousness, depriving ordinary thinking. At this moment, a person cannot control his behavior. They are driven by fear.

Then the accompanying symptoms appear, which are as follows:

• dizziness begins, headache appears in the temples;
• the urge to vomit or vomit;
• pulse increases, interruptions in the work of the heart begin;
• the color of the skin changes: they become pale or crimson;
• possible fainting;
• frequent urination may begin;
• sleep disturbance;
• sweating.

With phobia, human behavior changes radically. He becomes unsociable, tries not to go anywhere, he has problems at work and in the family. Constant fear plays into the minds of unforeseen situations, such as loss of money or fear of falling into an unpleasant story.

About this man constantly talks and tries to be supported morally. However, no arguments of friends and relatives help. Ochlophobia does not allow common sense to prevail.When the course of the disease begins to interfere with a full life and threatens a normal physical condition, you need to seek help from a specialist.

It must be remembered that any stress can provoke a phobia that will arise suddenly and take over your entire consciousness. The specialist will conduct a full examination using tests and confidential conversations.

And if symptoms such as anxiety, anxiety over trifles, tension, memory impairment, feeling of overstimulation, and fast fatigue appear in behavior, it is necessary to pay serious attention to them. It must be remembered that a phobia can be divided into a severely neglected and normal anxiety state. There are a large number of different disorders. They are divided into generalized, post-traumatic, stressful, panic. In all cases, an individual approach to eliminating an unpleasant condition is required.

You can overcome fear both independently and with the help of a specialist. However, you need to remember that self-medication is fraught with the development of unforeseen situations, so you need to seek help from a specialist. After diagnosis, he will propose to act on one of the following scenarios.

• Conducting sessions of psychotherapy (cognitive behavioral therapy) will help you relax. During this treatment, the patient’s stereotypes of thinking change radically. A calm conversation and appropriate environment determine the origins of an obsessive state. The therapist will teach you how to deal with phobia. But remember that the success of the entire treatment depends on the person himself and on the persistent desire to be treated. The patient must understand that you need to make strong-willed decisions and try to comply with all recommendations.
• Physiotherapy helps to get rid of phobias. Natural phenomena such as water, current, wave radiation have a beneficial effect on the human psyche and on his body as a whole. Therefore, specialized water procedures, massage of various kinds will contribute to the rapid recovery of the psyche.
• Drug therapy also helps restore mental balance. However, it must be remembered that such treatment can bring both benefit and harm, therefore, using medication is necessary only in extreme cases, when other methods do not help.

Antidepressants and tranquilizers help keep your mind under control. They are prescribed to quickly relieve anxiety and panic attacks. Only a specialist can correctly determine the need for a drug and its dosage. Self-administration of such pills will lead to very sad consequences.

Psychologists very rarely resort to extreme measures. If the situation is not very neglected, then it is possible to get rid of it by making an effort. This requires that the patient and specialist work together. One made recommendations, and the other strictly fulfilled all assignments. Plus, there should be a clear desire of the person himself to get rid of the obsessive state.

Psychologists give general advice, which are very simple, but have great potential, contributing to the removal of the phobic mood. So what should you do if you feel anxiety and even to some extent panic attacks?

• A healthy lifestyle will have a good effect both on your mental state and on your body as a whole.
• Jogging in the mornings and evenings, classes in the gym will complement the therapeutic effect.
• Lack of sleep negatively affects the general condition of the body, therefore, a healthy and long sleep is recommended.
• No stress!
• Healthy and tasty food can cheer you up.
• If it is not possible to attend physiotherapy classes, use a shower or bath. Warm water works wonders. After these procedures, you will feel better.
• Find something to your liking. Engage in knitting, embroidery. Get more involved with loved ones.
• Learn to relax and deal with stress yourself. For this, various breathing exercises will help:
  • take a slow breath and hold your breath;
  • count to five and exhale slowly;
  • carry out such manipulations several times until relief comes.

• Read more. It is advisable to choose for this light and life-affirming works.
• Join a circle where you will find like-minded people.
• Try to overpower yourself and start visiting crowded places. For such a walk, invite a loved one (girlfriend, friend) to support you in difficult times. So you will be sure that you are not alone, and in case of an unforeseen situation you will not be left alone in disaster.

It is important to remember that it all depends on you. And if you decide that you need to fight phobias, you will overcome all your fears.

About the features of demophobia, see below.