The fear of the funeral and the fear of being buried alive – A fairly common phobia that affects, in one way or another, one in three inhabitants of the planet. But most people can not control their own thoughts about the funeral, they panic, can not be said about the fear of being buried alive.
Description
Taphephobia is so called, not by accident: τάφος Greek word translated as "grave" and φόβος- it "fear". Mental disorder manifests the strongest irrational fear of any funeral trappings, of the actual burial process and everything associated with it. Taphephobics are also often fear of being buried alive. Not to be confused with Thanatophobia Phobia – fear of biological, physical death.
Fear, buried alive and often suffers from concurrent phobic disorders, z.B. Claustrophobia (fear of and near enclosed space is) and niktofobiey (fear of the dark).
Should not be considered eccentrics of fear will be buried alive. History has known many cases of burial in life, and that is why all funerals are conducted after death on the third day only. Such a law faulty graves to avoid people live introduced in 1772 by the Duke of Mecklenburg and tradition gradually spread to all countries of Europe. Fear under the ground to wake up and die in agony from lack of air in the dark it can be considered one of the strongest, and the oldest.
Fear suffered alive Nikolai Gogol buried. It was not only his phobia, but one of the most significant. Fear of being buried alive and poet Marina Tsvetaeva. She wrote about him before his suicide in a suicide note, and when life is often raised this issue in conversations with friends, in agreement, and also in the works.
Very afraid of being buried alive, Alfred Nobel, the writer Wilkie Collins. Collins felt panic before any bedtime, provided he can sleep so quietly that they accidentally buried. every night he therefore left a new note for the other, in which he asked to make sure that he was really dead. Philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer demanded not to be buried for at least five days, no matter what happens mistakes, and so at the funeral of a great more present man eerie pungent putrid prevents smell.
The story was and ordinary residence in Manchester Bezuik Hanna, who left a will, after which her body was embalmed and kept for a hundred years unburied. Woman ordered to check regularly for signs of life. As a result, her body began to show in the British Museum of Natural History, and exactly one hundred years, according to the will of the ladies, was buried.
Reasons
The basis of taphephobia may lie a variety of reasons, which had a strong impact on the human psyche. The disease can develop at any age in people of any gender and social status. Death and burial, cemetery and farewell ceremony – all this palatable and sometimes painful for those who have lost loved ones, friends, colleagues. But a healthy person does not associate death with the attributes of their own life, which helps it to maintain mental health, even in very tragic circumstances.
A very sensitive person, a hypochondriac, I doubt, with unstable nervous system, anxious, prone to depression, which has fantasy attributes can relate to death itself, and then a stable platform for the development of molded fear, buried alive.
The event that causes an irregular connection between the funeral, cemetery, burial, and a sense of fear, danger arises as a result of certain events and impressions. Most often at this moment a person is in a state of nervous tension, depression. It may be the death of a loved one, friend. After the tragedy develop obsessive thoughts about death, and about his own fear of one of its attributes, which are reminiscent of the impending doom. Most often after the loss of a loved one thanatophobia to begin to suffer woman.
In children, the likelihood of the occurrence of anxiety may affect participation in a funeral (Which is why parents are not recommended at least at a farewell funeral ceremony to take the children, before the child turn from 16 to 17 years). A very large impact on the psyche of the child can have a horror movie (funeral on life – a fairly common theme, the ruthless "exploitation" thriller director), as well as stories and horror stories at night from the lips of parents or peers.
Evidence
Manifestations of phobia is very individual and depends largely on the nature of the person, the extent and limits of phobic disorders. But something in common in all the fear of living still buried there to. Mostly These people avoid talking about death in any context. If the way home is through the cemetery, taphephobia would be easier to sell the apartment and go to another area as force moves me to a scary place gives off an alarm. Patients with this phobia of people are sensitive to any information about the death of a person, even if it is a stranger.
The fear of being buried alive, and can be accompanied by fear funeral refusal to participate in such a ceremony, even if it is required by norms of decency (dead relative). At the physical level, the fear is manifest sleep disorders. Often the disorder accompanied by hypnophobia (fear to fall asleep, lest they die in a dream). Such people often have nightmares, frightening dreams.
But for all other resistance to death, taphephobia are very sensitive to their own – can advance to write and write his will, record video messages to end addressed, they need to look after his funeral, letters. They give a precise indication of the exact place of burial, the procedure and the accompanying nuances of his funeral (For example, buy only white flowers on the grave or invite the band and perform at the grave of "Farewell Slav ").
Gradually, the taphephobia the real experts in the field of ritual affairs are, they know where to order cheaper coffin, where to go for cremation, as well as up to date on the latest news from the industry.
The idea that it is possible that something goes wrong, which may be sudden palpitations, cold sweats, limb tremors, surges pressure the urge to vomit.
How to get rid of fear?
Without proper treatment of the human condition unfortunately deteriorates inevitably. Taphephobia tends to progress, so do not do without qualified care. Turn you can be a psychiatrist or psychotherapist. These professionals will be able to establish the causes of the disease and order appropriate treatment. On their own with the fear of being buried alive is impossible to cope with.
The most effective method considered so far Psychotherapy. For a person to get rid of the fear of being used, Hypnosis, NLP techniques, as well as cognitive behavioral therapyIn which the doctor "devalues" existing strong feelings regarding the funeral and the prospect of being buried alive, creating a new installation in which a person begins to treat death as a natural process, not mystify and dramatize it.
Gradually one begins to sink into such situations that frighten him. For this purpose the doctor uses state hypnotic trance. As the reaction will return to normality, the doctor can give recommendations to participate in tasks, go to the dungeon to the diggers, visit the caves with the excursion group.
Among the drugs often recommend as an aid antidepressants, tranquilizers, sometimes short courses.
Often experts recommend to diversify the life of the patient – sports, visits to museums, theaters (exclusively on comedy and life-affirming painting), reading books, hiking, cross-stitch – It will fit everything to the person to receive the most positive and bright emotions.
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