{"id":4620,"date":"2018-02-13T12:00:37","date_gmt":"2018-02-13T12:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.candrol.com\/?p=4620"},"modified":"2018-09-20T10:56:23","modified_gmt":"2018-09-20T10:56:23","slug":"cancer-phobia-causes-symptoms-and-treatment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.candrol.com\/cancer-phobia-causes-symptoms-and-treatment\/","title":{"rendered":"Carcinophobia: Cancer Phobia Causes, Symptoms and Treatments"},"content":{"rendered":"

Everywhere around ourselves there is someone or the other talking about cancer. Be it in articles, news, WhatsApp messages, Facebook posts or through word of mouth that exposure to this or exposure to that will cause you cancer so beware of it.<\/span><\/p>\n

Additionally, celebrities keep on public about cancer every now than in the public eye by candidly discussing their cancer diagnoses or treatments in magazines and newspapers. <\/span><\/p>\n

Did you ever think after this that it has become almost impossible to walk out of the door without coming in contact with something that\u2019s sure to cause a tumor? <\/span><\/p>\n

It has become a common practice or a joke that people often remark that everything existing will cause cancer nowadays. <\/span><\/p>\n

So this is no surprise that today we get to know and cases are being put forth in front of doctors where several healthy people have developed the phobia of developing cancer in their lifetime.<\/span><\/p>\n

What is Cancer Phobia<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Cancer phobia or fear is known as Carcinophobia.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u2019s the fear of getting cancer, typically affecting those who have had the disease or have known people afflicted with it or are in the notion that one day they will catch the disease.<\/span><\/p>\n

Though it\u2019s completely normal to have fear of such kind and one should be considerate and cautious towards the causes of the disease but people with carcinophobia often take their fear to the extreme level and this starts impacting their everyday life adversely.<\/span><\/p>\n

It is one of the most debilitating fears of all kind. <\/span><\/p>\n

Taking the fear of heights in comparison to this, in this the person afflicted can avoid heights and continue his life normally. But a person suffering from carcinophobia carries fear lifelong. <\/span><\/p>\n

Whenever such a person experiences any pain in his life his first thought is \u201cAm I afflicted with cancer now?\u201d. The anxiety of getting diagnosed with cancer keeps haunting him. And he starts associating everything ranging from the possibility of undergoing painful treatments, loss of hair, spreading cancer to other organs, and finally dying of cancer.<\/span><\/p>\n

These several concerns and much more keep haunting them and often arise before they\u2019ve even visited a doctor. Eventually, the fear becomes so overwhelming that the person starts refusing to leave their safe and comfortable environment and start shunning people and social life. Thus, he starts to live in the cocoon of himself.<\/span><\/p>\n

But there is no need to worry about it. <\/span><\/p>\n

If in case you are experiencing the same fear then today there are so many holistic treatments available from where you can completely get rid of this fear and live a peaceful and positive life.<\/span><\/p>\n

Cognitive behavioral therapy<\/b> has shown remarkable results in treating people from this. This helps the person to become aware of their hundreds of unreasonable thoughts and fears. So, that they can view and analyze the situation more realistically and react in a healthier way. <\/span><\/p>\n

When everything fails to treat then the psychological counseling combined with the use of anxiety disorders medications has shown proven results.<\/span><\/p>\n

How is Carcinophobia caused<\/b><\/h2>\n

Carcinophobia is caused due to various environmental and biological factors. Which are:<\/span><\/p>\n