Many phobias respond to unexpected stimuli, such as being started by a loud noise. Ligyrophobia is the fear of loud noises, such as explosions, for example, and it is one of those phobias that can be more easily understood. However, it should be clarified that the fright or discomfort caused by a loud noise is not enough for it to become a phobia.
What is ligirophobia?
Ligyrophobia is the fear of loud noises: explosions, firecrackers, balloons exploding at a party… It is closely related to the unexpected nature of the event, as if the natural impression of rejection in the face of an explosion was turned into something bigger that you can’t control.
Indeed, that impression or fright that anyone can feel in a situation in which we are surprised by a loud noise or a crash is not a phobia. Ligirophobia begins when that impression becomes an irrational and excessive fear with a very high degree of anxiety.
Symptoms of ligirophobia
Anxiety and all its symptoms are precisely what shape, whatever type they are. If when you see a balloon you notice great nervousness, you are short of breath, you have palpitations and everything is tinged with panic and danger, you are suffering from ligirophobia. The same is true when you walk away from a party because the fireworks are going to start and you don’t want to hear the sound of explosions.
In addition to the usual physical symptoms, the fear of loud noises triggers a series of psychological symptoms, such as an excessive feeling of vulnerability in the face of a thunderclap, fatalistic thoughts and a whole series of distorted ideas that turn this stimulus into a moment. Of danger.
Causes of ligirophobia
Ligyrophobia can be understood better than many other. After all, the noise of an explosion may be announcing a festive moment, yes, but also a dramatic moment. The problem is always associating that noise with tragedy or danger. But how does ligirophobia develop?
It is not surprising that this fear of loud noises finds its origin in a traumatic experience in the past. If you were near an explosion that caused deaths or accidents, it is possible that by conditioning you associate that noise with a moment of intense and negative emotional charge.
Treatment of ligirophobia
There are people with ligirophobia who do not believe it is necessary to seek treatment, since it is not a phobia that affects your daily life and the specific occasions in which there may be loud noises can be avoided more or less easily. But that the phobia is not limiting does not mean that it should not be treated.
A phobic disorder that does not receive treatment usually ends up generating new phobias that are not necessarily related. So it is best to go to a specialist and with the appropriate therapy you can overcome this phobia and prevent new ones. In addition, anyone who suffers from a phobia must learn to use relaxation to reduce anxiety.