Igniterroremophobia

Igniterroremophobia, the fear of fire alarms.

Symptoms of Igniterroremophobia
Phobias are to be taken seriously. If they aren’t given proper attention and treatment, might start to limit the sufferers life. In some cases up to the degree of extreme anxiety and depression. Knowing how to manage thoughts and anxiety will not only help a person live or overcome the fear of fire alarms, but also manage to live with all phobias in general.

People who suffer from Igniterroremophobia tend to avoid coming into contact with what triggers them to experience fear or anxiety in the first place. This might seem like a good quick fix but truth is as mentioned above, if not completely understood what you are experiencing might start hurting or limiting your life in the long run.

Sometimes, the people suffering from Igniterroremophobia, which is an events and actions phobia, try to avoid not only the exact objects (in this case fire alarms) or situations that trigger it, but sometimes in severe cases the thought of those thing all together.

A person doesn’t necessarily need to be in a situation exposed to fire alarms (branch of ligyrophobia) to experience Igniterroremophobia. The brain doesn’t have to be in that situation to experience the symptoms of panic. A persons brain is capable of creating a reaction to fearsome situations even when the subject is not actually in that situation.

People are different and so are all the types of phobias someone might suffer from. So the symptoms also vary strongly on the severity in which an individual is experiencing these fears. But generally speaking, events and actions phobias and fears such as Igniterroremophobia fall under the category of anxiety disorders, meaning that a person can experience any if not all of the below mentioned physical and/or psychological symptoms.

Physical Symptoms
Igniterroremophobia sufferers often experience panic attacks. These panic attacks can be extremely frightening and distressing for the person suffering from those. Symptoms of panic attacks most of the time happen suddenly and without any prior signs or warnings. A panic attack can cause real physical symptoms, such as but not limited to the ones below:


 * sweating
 * trembling
 * hot flushes or chills
 * shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
 * a choking sensation
 * rapid heartbeat (tachycardia)
 * pain or tightness in the chest
 * a sensation of butterflies in the stomach
 * nausea
 * headaches and dizziness
 * feeling faint
 * numbness or pins and needles
 * dry mouth
 * a need to go to the toilet
 * ringing in your ears
 * confusion or disorientation
 * hyperventilation
 * tightness in the chest/chest pain and difficulty breathing
 * rise in blood pressure

Psychological Symptoms
In some very severe cases, a person may suffer prolonged psychological symptoms triggered from Igniterroremophobia. Usually when exposed to its triggers such as fire alarms. Can have one/or all of the following symptoms.


 * fear of losing control
 * fear of fainting
 * feelings of dread
 * fear of dying
 * fear of harm or illness
 * guilt, shame, self-blame
 * Withdrawing from others
 * Feeling sad or hopeless
 * Feeling disconnected
 * Confusion, difficulty concentrating
 * Anger, irritability, mood swings
 * anxiety and fear

On some very special cases, there may be people experiencing intertwined phobias, or what may be called complex phobias. These can often have a detrimental effect on a person’s everyday life and mental wellbeing because they may limit someone's life so much that they become incapable of leading a normal personal and social life, hence triggering a chain reaction of the above mentioned symptoms and lastly depression.

Treatment of Igniterroremophobia
For many individuals who are suffering from Igniterroremophobia don’t always feel the need of treatment because they can just avoid the object of their fear. This gives people suffering from Igniterroremophobia a feeling of control on the problem. But sometimes avoiding fire alarms might not be possible or enough.

It is important for someone to always seek professional help when possible. This way you don’t lose time and do a better job and understanding what is happening. With understanding you can next move on to overcoming your fear of fire alarms.

While most phobias are curable, there is no single treatment available for all of them, or guaranteed to work. It strongly depends on the person suffering and severity in which that person is experiencing Igniterroremophobia. There are cases that a combination of treatments might be more effective.

Please be advised that you should not take treatment on your own! Always consult with a doctor beforehand. The treatments mentioned below are for informational purposes and not specific to Igniterroremophobia. The treatments below are used on most phobia cases.

Talking Treatments for Igniterroremophobia
Talking treatments or talking therapies, which include counselling, might be very effective at treating Igniterroremophobia. Talking therapies are very laid back treatments and physically non-intrusive which involve talking to a highly trained and proficient professional about your thoughts, feelings and behavior. There are many different types of talking therapy, but they all aim to:


 * help you recognize unhelpful patterns in the way you think or act, and find ways to change them (if you want to).
 * help you resolve complicated feelings, or find ways to live with them
 * help you make sense of things and understand yourself better
 * give you a safe time and place to talk to someone who won’t judge you
 * give you a safe time and place to talk to someone who won’t judge you

Talking therapies are in most cases the same as counselling, therapy, psychotherapy, psychological therapy, talking treatment. There is usually a very little difference between what’s meant when talking about any of these.