There are many phobias related to death, with the idea of eternity and with everything related to the sacred, which is why uranophobia or fear of heaven does not surprise us so much. Understanding heaven as that paradise we arrive at when we die, we can understand that the idea can terrify some people or, at least, give them a bit of vertigo. Who is not afraid of dying? Everything you need to know about uranophobia can be found in our phobia.
What is uranophobia?
Uranophobia is the fear of heaven or paradise. It is not fear of that blue sky that we see when we look up, but of the concept of heaven as a place we arrive at after death if we have been good people. Because the other alternatives, of course. And because we go to heaven or hell, to get there we have to die.
Here several fears come together that may be related to other phobic disorders such as hade phobia or fear of hell or thanatophobia or fear. Undoubtedly, the key is death, which overwhelms us so much if we stop to think about it. What is there after death? In the case of uranophobia, the promise of paradise does not seem like a very reassuring option.
Uranophobia symptoms
As a generalized and non-specific phobia, uranophobia does not need any specific stimulus to trigger all anxiety symptoms. Tachycardia, sweating, dizziness, shortness of breath, anxiety and panic attack can come anytime and anywhere after a brief thought about going to heaven.
Uranophobia, related to existential doubts, is more limiting than it seems since the person who suffers from it lives in a permanent state of alert without having a specific stimulus. That is why the anxiety and anguish to which this person is subjected is daily and ends up affecting his entire life.
Causes of uranophobia
But what is the origin of this phobia of heaven? As with many other phobias, it can be a traumatic experience in childhood. Obviously no one has gone to heaven and returned to tell what paradise is like, but losing and not having overcome the duel correctly may be reason enough to develop this phobia.
In other cases it is the fear of death that causes uranophobia. We are all afraid of dying because we don’t know what will happen next. Maybe nothing happens and that can be worse. Existential vertigo can trigger an anxiety attack or panic that only reinforces that fear of death.
In the case of uranophobia, religious sentiment also comes into play. We can perfectly imagine the case of a child who has grown up with the threat of going to hell if he does not behave; something that in adulthood can make him fear both hell and the possibility of not going to heaven.
Uranophobia treatment
In any case, we are talking about a dangerous phobia for mental health and for the full development of a functional life. For this reason, it is time to put you in the hands of psychology, although drug treatment is not ruled out in some cases.
However, cognitive behavioral therapy is the most effective to overcome any phobia, also this fear of paradise. Transforming the distorted thought that causes fear is necessary to be able to modify behavior or behavior and that is precisely what is achieved with this therapy.