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Music

Melophobia (from Greek melodia, "music") is the irrational fear of music.

Causes[]

The primary cause of melophobia is a personal link to music that triggers emotions, causing fear. The symptoms of melophobia include:

  • Elevated heart rate
  • Panic attack
  • Breathlessness
  • Nausea
  • Trembling
  • Weeping
  • Screaming
  • Dizziness
  • An urge to flee
  • Anger or loss of control
  • Inability to speak or think clearly

A melophobe may listen to very little or no music. Sufferers who don't want to hear music at all may have a difficult time interacting socially or working in stores and offices where music is commonly played.

A melophobe can even suffer from death anxiety after learning that some songs have lyrics about death.

Treatment[]

Melophobia can be treated by learning that music has no effect on reality or upcoming events that affect a person, either good or bad, and then separating types of music that would trigger positive emotions or negative emotions. Listening to soft, gentle music is a viable method of treatment. Other pseudoscientific treatment options include hypnotherapy, Neuro-linguistic programming (NLP), and energy psychology.

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