What is tocophobia?
It is the fear of pregnancy or childbirth.
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labour a little but i hear tocophobia is more severe than just
being frightened of labour. Im sure after therapy you will be able
Tocophobia is a fear of childbirth.
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Tokophobia (sometimes spelled tocophobia) is a phobia of pregnancy and
childbirth that may affect as many as six to ten percent of women. It
Tocophobia is usually caused by an intense negative experience from
your past. But your mind can also create that fear seemingly without
basis
you know your tocophobia is illogical. But it has persisted because
your subconscious has attached the idea of pregnancy or childbirth to
all those negative emotions.
Tocophobia is known by a number of different names. To find out more,
click the one that seems right to you.
major aspect of my tocophobia that interferes with my life is my fear
of pregnant women. The sight of a pregnant woman brings on a panic
attack
Tocophobia is the diagnosis they concede
To people like me
That are terrified to breed
Extreme fears (phobias) such as tocophobia can lead to a variety of
disturbing symptoms such as: Breathlessness; difficulty in thinking or
Tocophobia is derived from the Greek "tocos" (childbirth) + "phobos"
(fear).
A related term is teratophobia, fear of bearing a malformed child.
"tocophobia" is defined.
General dictionaries General (5 matching dictionaries)
1. tocophobia: Dictionary.com
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* Tocophobia is the fear of childbirth.
* Topophobia is the fear of places.
* Toxiphobia is the fear of poison
Tocophobia is the fear of childbirth.
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