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Aillas
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 College phobia  | Fear of College
The fear of College is defined as a fear of any event, outcome, situation or person that resembles, relates or symbolises "College" of any form or kind. The fear of College is a common phobia in North America, Australia, Asia and the rest of the world.
Fear of College / College Fears
Fear of College is a phobia that affects over 250,000 people in America alone. It is defined as a fear of College of any form or kind. People suffering from the fear of College or College phobia will do anything and everything to avoid College of any form or kind. Any event, person or situation that resembles, relates to or symbolises "College" can trigger this fear of College off.
This College phobia is generally caused by some influence of "College" in the person's life through the media, cinema, childhood experiences, family experiences, dreams, books, news events, etc.
Physical Symptoms of Fear of College or College Fears
shaking/trembling,
sweating excessively,
nausea,
dizziness,
hyperventilation,
chest pain,
dry mouth,
freezing,
losing control over emotions,
hyperactive bowels,
refusal or inability to sleep,
change in sleeping patterns,
stomach pains,
possible psychosomatic responses,
fear of dying,
intense anxiety attack,
incoherency in speaking,
incoherency in thinking,
refusal to go anywhere considered as unsafe,
palpitations.
Some of the common mental processes associated with College phobia include:
catastrophising
ignoring the positive
exaggerating
over generalizing
looking for disaster
thinking in all or nothing terms.
Terror: A persistent and overwhelming fear of College.
Obsessive Thoughts: Difficulty thinking about anything other than the fear of College.
Desire to Flee: An intense instinct to leave the situation that involves the fear of College.
Anticipatory Anxiety: Persistent worrying about upcoming events or situations that involve the fear of College.
What Everyday Signals set off the Fear of College
1. Seeing Any picture showing some kind of "College".
2. Watching Any movie scene that shows "College".
3. Listening to any song or music that has "College" in it.
4. Any person talking about or mentioning "College".
5. Visiting any website that mentions anything about "College".
6. Any other event, situation or person that resembles "College".
Family members and friends must be aware that such signals will trigger off this fear of College in the person concerned and should be careful not to keep any of the above mentioned triggers, signs, symbols, etc. of "College" near the person suffering from this fear of College. |
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Aillas
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Re: College phobia I couldn't decide which part of the forum to stick this thread in, so I made it in two places.  I actually meant to lock this; use the other thread for discussion.
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