What Is Gerontophobia?

^[1] Fear of old age refers to a small number of introverts. When they are old, they will have an inexplicable fear. They were timid and restrained everywhere, always feeling uneasy. When this phenomenon develops into seriousness, the person concerned will feel uneasy, restless, anxious, and even fall into a painful situation that can not help themselves, which will lead to increased blood pressure, accelerated heartbeat, decreased appetite and headache and insomnia.

Senile phobia

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Elder phobia can be manifested in all aspects of daily life, such as: fear of ghosts, fear of disease, or fear of food. There are no ghosts and gods in the world, but some elderly people have said that they have seen it before. This is actually caused by the illusions and hallucinations mentioned in psychology. Some elderly people dare not eat chicken because they are afraid of cancer; some do nt Dare to eat eggs, afraid that the increased cholesterol will harden blood vessels; some dare not eat peanuts, because they are afraid that eating deteriorated peanuts can also cause cancer.

Old people suffering from phobias also have various taboos. For example, because they are afraid of being rejected by their children, they do not dare to make a completely legitimate request; they are afraid of a car accident, so they substitute the car; they are afraid of gas poisoning, so they refuse to use a gas stove; they are afraid of being injured by radiation , So afraid to watch TV, and so on. The treatment of this type of senile phobia must also be based on psychological methods and appropriately supplemented with medication; and the most important thing is to help the elderly develop an optimistic character and reduce their anxiety and tension, and We must help them break their superstitious ideas, make them believe in science, respect science, and strive to prolong their lives in accordance with scientific principles.