Severe Weather Phobia
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Being terrified of severe weather is a real phobia!
The things that fascinate me about about storms have been found to be disabling to many people. This fear has only recently been given a name--it is called severe weather phobia or severe storm phobia. Doctors indicate that most often a person has experienced a severe weather event to create a severe weather phobia. Many people, with this severe weather phobia, will begin to monitor approaching storms days in advance and use many different mediums to do their monitoring. Some people can become completely disabled by even the threat of severe weather.
My local television station ran a two part story about severe weather phobia that I found fascinating. I have included the links to the story below.
Please leave your thoughts or stories in the comments area at the bottom. Comment about sever weather phobia that you or a loved one might be experiencing or storm related story.
Personal Stories & how people with severe weather phobia feel...
* nausea
* headaches
* dizziness
* difficulty breathing
Also, panic attack-like symptoms;
* increased heart rate
* chest pains
* sweats and chills
* stomachaches
* lightheadedness
Read more about this phobia featuring people who are suffering from this phobia now. A two part news story from Mar 20, 2009 by Reporter: Cindi Clawson at WNDU.com.
Here is Severe Weather Phobia part one and here is Severe Weather Phobia part two
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Here is a great list of some common weather phobias
Achluophobia - Fear of darkness
Ancraophobia - Fear of wind
Anemophobia - Fear or wind
Antlophobia - Fear of floods
Astraphobia - Fear of thunder and lightning
Astrapophobia - Fear of thunder and lightning
Brontophobia - Fear of thunder and lightning
Ceraunophobia - Fear of thunder
Chionophobia - Fear of snow
Cremnophobia - Fear of precipices
Cryophobia - Fear of ice/frost
Cymophobia - Fear of waves or wave like motions
Eosophobia - Fear of dawn or daylight
Heliophobia - Fear of sun/light
Homichlophobia - Fear of fog/mist/smoke/steam Keraunophobia - Fear of thunder
Lilapsophobia - Fear of tornadoes and hurricanes
Lygophobia - Fear of darkness
Nephelophobia - Fear of clouds
Nephophobia - Fear of fog
Noctiphobia - Fear of the night
Ombrophobia - Fear of rain
Pagophobia - Fear of cold, ice and frost
Pluviophobia - Fear of rain
Psychrophobia - Fear of cold
Scotophobia - Fear of darkness
Thermophobia - Fear of heat
Tonitrophobia - Fear of thunder
List from http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/features/phobias.shtml
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Need help dealing with your Severe Weather Phobia or want to help a friend or family member?
Links to get more information about Extreme Weather & Severe Weather Phobia
- Stormphobia.org
- Get help for your phobia.
- Federal Emergency Management Agency F.E.M.A.
- Get booklet on preparedness that can be downloaded for free or read online ("Are You Ready" guide). Search Advanced Search Disaster Information, Plan Ahead, Apply for Assistance, Recover & Rebuild. This site can help you be better prepared.
- Extreme Weather
- Understand the Science of Hurricanes, Tornadoes, Floods, Heat Waves, Snow Storms, Global Warming and Other Atmospheric Disturbances.
- How to determine if you have severe weather phobia
- Awesome helpful site for information on Severe Weather Phobia and how to determine if you or a loved one has it or not.
- NOAA's National Weather Service
- Official source of national weather information.
- Severe Weather Awareness
- Get Severe Weather Information. Surviving the Storm: Thunderstorm, Lightning, Tornado Safety Tips & more
- NOWRAD Radar Summary
- The graphics are meant to help you track storms more quickly and accurately. These images consist of echo top heights, cell movement indicators, tornado and severe thunderstorm watch boxes, and the NEXRAD Storm Table information overlaid onto the mosaic radar imagery.
- Dogs & Thunderstorm Phobiaweather.com
- Is your puppy afraid of storms? Information about and causes of dog thunderstorm phobia provided by the American Animal Hospital Association
- Lilapsophobia - Fear of Tornadoes and Hurricanes or Lilapsophobia
- Lilapsophobia, or fear of tornadoes and hurricanes, is related to astraphobia, or fear of storms. However, those with lilapsophobia worry that the storm will turn severe. Learn all about this unique phobia.
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Do you or someone you know have a severe weather phobia?
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KH says:
Yes, I have lilapsophobia. I live in Oklahoma near Joplin, MO, and after the bad tornadoes this spring I became very severely phobic. I tried to treat myself with exposure therapy but apparently pushed myself too hard. I'm in desensitization therapy right now. It is definitely helping.
Posted January 02, 2012
ionee_25 says:
I'm scared of lightning, thunders, and heavy rains. Not for myself but for my family. I just feel that way and every time a typhoon is coming.
Posted December 23, 2011
kiwinana71 says:
Mine is Heavy rain warmings - because I live beside a river, cannot watch the river rising in heavy rain, the blinds are closed and if it is in the day time I spend my time in my little corner of the room on my computer, and try not to think of the rain
Posted July 05, 2011
blackspanielgallery says:
My dog does. Her picture is my logo, but she fears weather even though she is inside.
Posted March 08, 2011
Pastiche says:
I'm a weather fanatic - like you, I find storms exciting and fascinating. I've experienced hurricanes, blizzards, heavy thunderstorms and torrential rainstorms but never a genuine tornado. Those would scare me for sure. My mother is terrified of windy weather and thunderstorms; she sits in the basement stairway until they pass by. I never knew it until recent years. She kept her phobia well under control as we kids grew up - none of us has storm fear whatsoever.
Posted January 15, 2011
Sami says:
Im Terrified Of Thunder Storms. I Have To Keep Watching And Watching The Radar. I Always Check Outside Every Five Seconds Pretty Much. I Jump Or Plug My Ear At High Sounds Like Thunder. And If I Seen Any Clouds That Look Like Tornados, I Freak. If The Storms Get Really Bad I Ususally Get Real Shaky, Pale, And Sometimes I Start Crying. I Dont Know But Ever Since I Was A Baby I Have Been Terrified Of Storms.
Posted August 14, 2010
poddys says:
My Mom used to be terrified of thunderstorms. It comes from cycling home from work through the country lanes when she was about 18 in torrential rain, and a thunderbolt dropped in a field close to her and fried some cows. She was petrified ever since.
Posted May 01, 2010
rlmodranski says:
I used to be terrified of storms. However, when my oldest was about four, in order to keep from passing my fear along to her, we promised to never be afraid of thunder and lightning until it was louder than B-52's flying over our house (my husband was military). It really worked. I'm still not crazy about big storms, but I don't become irrational anymore!
Lynne Modranski
Posted October 19, 2009
No
JessK says:
I used to be terrified of lightning. When I finally decided to face my fear, I was fascinated. Now, every time it starts to lightning, I grab my camera. I can sit for hours taking photos of the storm clouds and lightning. Although... I am still terrified of tornadoes.
Posted October 19, 2010
kansasww says:
I do not fear severe weather, but living in Kansas I have learned a healthy respect for it.
Posted September 16, 2010
EFTcuresPhobias says:
I used to be terrified of thunderstorms but not so much anymore!
Great lens, lots of useful information :)
Posted September 02, 2010
nickupton says:
No but I once had a student who used "being allergic to weather" as an excuse not to go on a field trip.
Posted October 18, 2009
skiesgreen says:
Generally I use logic to overcome possible consequences of things so I don't have phobias about them. But am worried about the increasing weather chaos due to climate change
Posted October 17, 2009
azpoppy says:
The only severe weather I have encountered is storm weather with thunder and lightning. I grew up in southern Arizona and we have a monsoon season with flash storms and torrential rain and lightning. I love it. I miss the thunderstorms. Now, tornadoes kind of squick me out, so I don't think I would ever consider moving to storm alley for that reason. ::shudder::
Posted August 25, 2009
WendyKrick says:
No, but I just watched "Marley and Me" and boy was he scared of thunder storms.
Posted April 05, 2009
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zeromike22
Jan 25, 2012 @ 9:32 am | delete
- great lens. Some people have their fear of bad weather. But for me, I find tornados and lightning fascinating.
I've made a similar blog about phobia.
http://www.themichaelcrunch.blogspot.com/2012/01/top-10-most-bizarre-phobias.html
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Lifeboost
Dec 2, 2011 @ 2:49 pm | delete
- What an interesting lens! I wouldn't say I have a phobia of storms (I don't get the symtoms you mentioned above), but I don't like them and I find thunder and lightening scary. Great lens! Blessed. :)
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poutine
Jul 29, 2011 @ 3:46 pm | delete
- Very interesting lens.
I am terrified of severe weather, specially at nighttime.
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kiwinana71
Jul 5, 2011 @ 3:37 pm | delete
- Very interesting lens, Just checking out phobia lens, pleased I visited this one Thanks.
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blackspanielgallery
Mar 8, 2011 @ 9:08 pm | delete
- I have interest in weather, so I stopped by.
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Jessica
Jan 23, 2011 @ 4:08 am | delete
- I suffer from this severe weather phobia, mainly when it's a severe thunderstorm.
Last year, in August, my family and I lived next door to my grandmother. We had been over there and walked back to our house before the weather got too serious. Well, I forgot my games and my mom forgot her charger, so I went back to get it. My grandma was asleep so I decided to walk back home.
I got about half way to my house when a large clap of thunder and a rather bright (and scary) flash of lightning lit up the sky, right above my head. I ran back to my house and found the front door locked. Luckily my mom was in the living room and unlocked it and let me is. She didn't know that I had gone back outside. Now, every time I hear thunder or see lightning, I become scared and have a mini panic attack. I'm slightly worried about this because I'm only 16, and I live in Oklahoma....the middle of Tornado Alley. Is there anything I can do to help with this?
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Pastiche
Jan 15, 2011 @ 8:35 pm | delete
- Fascinating lens - welcome to the voting plexo for award winning lenses at Purple Star Pastiche. Come by and vote for this lens!
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beerhead Dec 23, 2010 @ 7:38 am | delete
- Great job on this lens.
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