What is thermophobia?
It is the fear of heat.
"Thermophobia" is derived from the Greek "therme" (heat) and "phobos"
(fear). This same Greek word has given us many English words, such as
The opposite of thermophobia is cryophobia, fear of the cold.
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you know your thermophobia is illogical. But it has persisted because
your subconscious has attached the idea of heat to all those negative
emotions.
Thermophobia is usually caused by an intense negative experience from
your past. But your mind can also create that fear seemingly without
basis
Thermophobia is an overwhelming, irrational fear of heat. The
thermophobic's fear of heat may not be limited to hot weather.
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Thermophobia is an intense, irrational fear of heat. Sometimes that
fear can become so overwhelming as to completely halt a person's
Thermophobia is the fear of heat
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Thermophobia is derived from the Greek "therme" (heat) and "phobos"
(fear). The opposite of thermophobia is cryophobia, fear of the cold.
* Thermophobia is the fear of heat.
* Tocophobia is the fear of childbirth.
* Topophobia is the fear of places
Thermophobia is the fear of heat.
Research Thermophobia
Thermophobia is the fear of heat.
Dr. Kim Penberthy, Uva Psychiatry, says this is the time of year when
She adds typically, thermophobia develops in someone who has had an
experience with heat where they become scared.
"However, you could have young people now, or even adults now who in
Thermophobia is fear of heat, so that can include a fear of outdoor
heat or of hot things like hot stoves or hot food.
Thermophobia is known by a number of different names. To find out
more, click the one that seems right to you.
Brontophobia is the fear of lightning and thunder, thermophobia is the
fear of heat and acrophobis is the fear of heights.
Like all fears and phobias, cryophobia is created by the unconscious
You have thermophobia, and just like any other phobia it is indicative
of a panic/anxiety disorder. Treatable with meds or exposure therapy.
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