Question 1

can you die from fear?

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Death from fear?: Chronic fear and anxiety can cause your health to deteriorate, interfere w/sleep, exercise, nutritional needs, etc.  All of this can contribute to sickness and shorten life.  Please focus on the main issue which is fear.  Consult w/someone to help you, a trusted friend, a relative, a doctor, and prudent spiritual leader.  Peace and good health.

Question 2

sir how to over come fear?

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Face it: Feel your fear and face it .Most neurotic fears can be overcome with cognitive behavioral therapy. This involves understanding and confronting your fears in a way that helps you overcome thematically.

Question 3

what causes unexpected fear?

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Unexpected fear: The cause could be your lack of familiarity about a situation or not being adequately prepared for whatever happened. Try discussing your fear with someone and see if your response has changed.Mif your fear is persistent then it would need closer evaluation.

Question 4

what causes fear of falling?

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Unique: It is always important to keep in mind that a psychological symptom may be caused by an underlying physical disorder. A physical disorder should be ruled out before undertaking a psychological course of treatment. Psychologically, the cause is unique to the individual and benefits from exploration in psychotherapy with a clinical psychologist.

Question 5

why do i have a fear of clowns?

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Coulrophobia  =: fear of clowns. I don't know you - so I have no way of knowing why you fear clowns. This could be explored in therapy.

Question 6

what causes contamination fear?

Accepted Answer

Anxiety disorder: can be generalized, or become more of an obsessive-compulsive disorder where fear of contamination becomes an obsession.  Trigger may be some traumatic event, but often is not recalled.    It responds quite well to the type of cognitive behavioral treatment known as Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), shown to effectively relieve the symptoms of OCD or combined with SSRI medication.

Question 7

what can cause fear in the night?

Accepted Answer

Nighttime Fear: Can result from disturbing or traumatic events in the home or outside. Some examples are conflict between parents, death in family, moving to a new house, parent's loss of job, sibling moving out, severe weather, physical or emotional abuse. More common in young children ages 2-9

Question 8

how to get out of fear of illness?

Accepted Answer

Consider: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help work past this.

Question 9

how can i conquor my fear of hills?

Accepted Answer

Consider CBT: Cognitive behavioral therapy is an excellent way to address irrationally  fears or over-reactivity to fears. Good luck.

Question 10

i would like help coping with my fear?

Accepted Answer

Get help now.: Consider  Cognitive Behavioral Therapy,  Behavior Therapy, Psychotherapy, Exposure therapy or hypnosis.

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