Concept in Definition ABC

As its name suggests, megalophobia consists of the intense panic reaction to large things, such as an airplane, an ocean liner, a large tree or a large city. Of course, people with this psychological disorder try to avoid big cities and everything that is of considerable size.

Phobia is the irrational and disproportionate fear of something. In this sense, it is convenient to establish the difference between the idea of ​​fear and of phobia. Fear is a emotion caused by some kind of threat or harm, whether physical or psychological. The reaction to fear is a very useful and adaptive defense mechanism, since it serves as a warning signal before a danger. Instead, the phobia implies an exaggeration of fear.

When there is no one proportionality Between the alleged threat and our behavior, a phobic reaction occurs. In some cases, people with phobias experience fear without the need for the phobic stimulus, because simply thinking about it they already suffer its effects.

There are phobias for all tastes: spiders, clowns, the dark, looking in the mirror or lightning and thunder. It is estimated that 8% of the population has some kind of conduct phobic.

Megalophobia is considered one of the less common phobias

Megalophobics tend to have an aversion to objects that are larger than normal. They panic over a particularly large painting, statue, or object. According to experts, this phobia is related to the inferiority complex. Whoever has this panic feels intimidated by the presence of something great or that is associated with the idea of ​​greatness.

In this way, a megalophobic could feel very uncomfortable and agitated before someone immensely rich or powerful, a very strong man or a famous person.

The aversion to big things can be originated by some experience traumatic during childhood or by an unconscious emotional maladjustment. This irrational fear has a very negative effect on the daily life of those who suffer from it, since it is inevitable to find things or realities of high proportions.

Possible therapies

To overcome any phobia it is convenient to undergo adequate psychological treatment. Otherwise, the anxiety and suffering experienced by uncontrolled panic become an everyday occurrence. There are various treatments, such as gradually facing the phobic stimulus until it is finally overcome or virtual reality techniques in which a relationship between the subject and the stimulus it produces is fictitiously staged The phobia.

In the case of megalophobia, recreation Virtualization of a big city can be a valid technique to eliminate the symptoms of irrational fear of the big thing.

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