Hello Myself Rohit Gala & I’ll be helping you with to know the cause the effects & the symptoms of the fear named as Mnemophobia & is also known as Fear of Memories.

With my extensive research on the topic, I will be helping you to understand the following disease. Along with that you will also come to know where does it actually come from & how can it be treated.

What is Mnemophobia?
1. Mnemophobia is the fear of memories.

2. People with this fear tend to worry about having memories (especially bad ones) or losing memories.

3. This phobia is becoming more popular with the increase of Alzheimer’s in the elder. Alzheimer’s is a condition that leads to the loss of mental and physical functions.

4. The origin of the word mnem is Greek (meaning memory) and phobia is Greek (meaning fear).

5. Mnemophobia is considered to be a specific phobia, which is now very rapidly getting popularity.

6. It is thought that the fear is brought on by a traumatic event in a person's life, but can also be attributed to heredity or genetics.

7. Many people who have been diagnosed with the condition have had the cause traced back to an experience they had during childhood.

What are the causes?
It is generally accepted that phobias arise from a combination of external events (i.e. traumatic events) and internal predispositions (i.e. heredity or genetics).

Many specific phobias can be traced back to a specific triggering event, usually a traumatic experience at an early age. Social phobias and agoraphobia have more complex causes that are not entirely known at this time. It is believed that heredity, genetics, and brain chemistry combine with life-experiences to play a major role in the development of phobias.

What are the symptoms?
As with any phobia, the symptoms vary by person depending on their level of fear.

The symptoms typically include extreme anxiety, dread and anything associated with panic such as shortness of breath, rapid breathing, irregular heartbeat, sweating, excessive sweating, nausea, inability to articulate words or sentences, dry mouth, shaking and overall feelings of dread, although everyone experiences Mnemophobia in their own way and may have different symptoms.

Where this “ Mnemophobia” comes from?
Actually, this is a surprisingly simple question to answer... where does Mnemophobia come from? Is a phobia like this irrational, or can it be explained?

A phobia can actually not only be understood relatively simply, but if you go about it the right way, it's actually quite simple to get over it!

It is always generated in the mind of the person while he moves with a certain memory. These memories are termed to be short but their effects are long lasting. Whenever the person faces the same situation he gets alert that he will again have the terrible experience or loss or sufferings etc attached to that memory.

Life is full of good times and bad, resulting in a mixed bag of memories. Most people learn to cope, and even benefit from past experiences—except those suffering from Mnemophobia. For these people, all memories, positive or negative, are feared. A flip side of this disorder is that some sufferers fear losing their memory, which has become more common as Alzheimer's becomes a bigger issue.

How do memories affect your life?
1. Researchers have long sought to understand fear memories.

2. These are expressed as the body's emotional reaction to objects or events previously linked to potential danger.

3. It is known that, over time, such emotional responses could dissipate in a process called extinction in which the same event is experienced in a safe environment.

4. After extinction, the fear memory is merely suppressed, not erased, and therefore these memories could resurface under certain conditions, such as unrelated stress.

5. In some cases, the re-emergence of the emotional memory is maladaptive, leading to anxiety disorders.

6. Because of this, researchers have sought to find ways to prevent the return of fear.

7. Research suggests that during the lifetime of a memory there are windows of opportunity where it becomes susceptible to be permanently changed.

8. By understanding the dynamics of memory we might, in the long run, open new avenues of treatment for disorders that involve abnormal emotional memories. Many attempts have been made to disrupt fear memories which relied on pharmacological interventions.

9. New results suggest such invasive techniques may not be necessary. Using a more natural intervention that captures the adaptive purpose of reconsolidation allows a safe way to prevent the return of fear.

Are medicines recommended?
People do rely on medicines for the purpose to solve their problem. But they will not be cured from the illness. Medicine only temporarily suppresses the feeling, and does not confront the underlying causes for it. Medicine can be prescribed, but please note that these medications can have side effects and/or withdrawal systems that can be severe.

Treatment for people suffering from Mnemophobia includes counseling, hypnotherapy, and psychotherapy. Once a person learns to confront their fear, only then can they begin the real healing process it takes in curing themselves.

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About the Author: Rohit Gala Is Passionate about helping people till all the people are finally happy & that is why he has joined this counseling course to know people & solve their problems faster. He also likes playing games like Shot- put, javelin throw & Chess. He is a BMS Graduate in finance. He also Like to work hard until the work is done & believes in the thought “It does not matter if you don’t know how to do a thing, but what matter is your craze & your feelings attached to that job to finish it before time.”
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