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+ | '''Procellaphobia''', or '''tempestophobia''' (from Latin ''procella'' and ''tempestas'', both meaning storm) is the irrational fear of storms. The most common branch is [[ceraunophobia]] (fear of thunder and lightning), followed by [[turbophobia]] (fear of tornadoes). For those living in places like the Midwest, they may fear thunderstorms and tornadoes during the warmer parts of the year, and during the wintertime they may fear blizzards (see [[chionothyellaphobia]]). For those living near the coasts, they may fear tropical cyclones (such as hurricanes) approaching. |
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| + | Sufferers would be obsessed with weather and feel worry about their lives and their property. They would tune to the Weather Channel or use a weather app or website to get updates if storms are heading their way. Many would only go outside if the skies are clear. Procellaphobia can be treated using {{wp|cognitive-behavioral therapy}} (CBT). |
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Procellaphobia, or tempestophobia (from Latin procella and tempestas, both meaning storm) is the irrational fear of storms. The most common branch is ceraunophobia (fear of thunder and lightning), followed by turbophobia (fear of tornadoes). For those living in places like the Midwest, they may fear thunderstorms and tornadoes during the warmer parts of the year, and during the wintertime they may fear blizzards (see chionothyellaphobia). For those living near the coasts, they may fear tropical cyclones (such as hurricanes) approaching.
Sufferers would be obsessed with weather and feel worry about their lives and their property. They would tune to the Weather Channel or use a weather app or website to get updates if storms are heading their way. Many would only go outside if the skies are clear. Procellaphobia can be treated using cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT).
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| Aestophobia (fear of hot weather) · Agripyrophobia (fear of wildfires) · Anemophobia (fear of winds) · Antlophobia (fear of flooding) · Ariditaphobia (fear of droughts) · Catastrophobia (fear of any natural disaster) · Ceraunophobia (fear of thunder and lightning) · Chionophobia (fear of snow) · Chionothyellaphobia (fear of blizzards) · Cyclonophobia (fear of tropical cyclones) · Cymophobia (fear of waves) · Frigoriphobia (fear of cold weather) · Grandophobia (fear of hail) · Homichlophobia (fear of fog) · Humidophobia (fear of humidity) · Nephophobia (fear of clouds) · Nivisphobia (fear of avalanches) · Ombrophobia (fear of rain) · Pluvifrigophobia (fear of freezing rain) · Tempestaphobia (fear of storms) · Serenophobia (fear of fair weather) · Turbophobia (fear of tornadoes) |