A Phobia presents itself in a number of categories and is a source of fear and anxiety for a person.

A phobia is an anxiety disorder involving fear of a situation or object. Image: Phobia Stock Photos

Phobia of the Day: Carcerophobia

A phobia is an anxiety disorder involving fear of a situation or object. Exposure to the source of the fear triggers an irrational response.

by Arnold Charles

04-04-2023 11:50

in Offbeat

A phobia is an anxiety disorder involving fear of a situation or object. Image: Phobia Stock Photos

A phobia is an anxiety disorder involving excessive and persistent fear of a situation or object. Exposure to the source of the fear triggers an immediate anxiety response.

Most specific phobias fall into one of four major categories:

Fears of the natural environment
Fears related to animals
Fear related to medical treatments or issues
Fears related to specific situations

Phobia of the Day: Carcerophobia (from Latin carcer meaning “prison, jail”) is the fear of prison

Anybody can suffer this fear even though they did nothing illegal in their lives. Sufferers would usually have obsessive thoughts about what life is like in prison. Some anxiety symptoms that prisoners exhibit are as follows:

Whenever the prison door opens or closes, the inmates are perturbed and feel stressed.
They are angry and testy, and always at the edge, expecting something untoward to happen.
Without any reason, sometimes they feel that they are going mad or losing control.
They feel sweaty and have difficulty in breathing, along with sleep problems.
Stressful concerns such as deprivation, uselessness, changes in behavior, etc., are seen in persons who go to prison or court.
While prisoners wait for a visitor or for mail, they feel a tightness in their throat and mouth and which subsequently become dry.