- Fear of fish or ichthyophobia ranges from cultural phenomena such as fear of eating fish, fear of touching raw fish, or fear of dead fish, up to irrational fear (specific phobia).
- In case of fear of fish that originates due to psychological factors, the phobia can cause the individual to be afraid of dead or living fish.
- Due to the fear of sharks, people may generalize fears of other fish as a symbol that some kind of danger is imminent.
- Between fear and rejection of the stimulus, in this case the fish, the phobic disorders move.
- People with ichthyophobia usually fear all species of fish, regardless of how harmless and non-threatening they are.
- Ichthyophobia is the irrational fear of fish. Someone suffering from this condition can expect to experience a very high amount of anxiety from merely thinking...
- Watson, an expert in Behavior Therapy recommends gradual exposure/desensitization technique for overcoming the fear of fish.
- Moreover, a recent survey of more than 1,000 people revealed that nearly 20% of respondents found fish to be a source of fear or anxiety.
- If you find yourself exhibiting intense anxiety over fish to the extent of experiencing panic attacks, you may be suffering from ichthyophobia, or the excessive fear of...
- Wikipedia has more on Ichthyophobia. Ichthyophobia (from Greek ichthus , meaning "fish") is the fear of fish , either as an animal or a food .
