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Phobia ia an extreme or irrational fear
Pyrophobia is an irrational fear of fire,
beyond what is considered normal. This
phobia is ancient and primordial, perhaps
since mankind's discovery of fire.

Causes
The most common cause of pyrophobia is that
fire poses a potential danger, such as house
fire, wildfire, and getting caught on fire. Some
people who are intensely pyrophobic cannot
even get close to or tolerate even a small
controlled fire, such as fireplace, bonfire or lit
candle. In many cases a bad childhood
experience with fire may have triggered the
condition.
Symptoms
If a pyrophobe sees fire, the person may
sweat and suffer dizziness or upset stomach.
A person with severe pyrophobia who sees
fire may panic and experience fast breathing,
irregular heartbeat, shortness of breath,
nausea, dry mouth, dread, feeling trapped,
and may tremble or faint. Like all other
phobias, Pyrophobia is also characterized by
anxiety and panic attacks when the individual
is faced with a situation involving fire. S/he
tends to have an extremely negative outlook
towards all events that are likely to trigger fire
hazards.
Treatment
Exposure therapy is the most common way to
treat pyrophobia. This method involves
showing patients fires in order of increasing
size, from a lit cigarette up to a stove or grill
flame.
Another method of treatment is talk therapy, in
which a patient tells a therapist about the
cause of this fear. This can calm the patient to
make them less afraid of controlled fire.
People can relieve pyrophobia by interacting
with other pyrophobes to share their
experiences that caused fear. Alternatively,
pyrophobia can be treated using hypnosis.
Medication can also be used to treat
pyrophobic people, although since it has side
effects, the method is not highly
recommended.
Overcoming and treating
Pyrophobia
The first step in treating fear of fire phobia is
to diagnose it. Often, the phobic is able to
assess if his/her symptoms are affecting the
normal ability to function. If this is the case,
s/he should not hesitate in approaching a
primary health care provider to discuss further
treatment. When the phobia symptoms are
extreme, medication must be taken to counter
the anxiety symptoms.

Additionally, one must also utilize a few self

help techniques to overcome the fear of fires
phobia. Gradual desensitization or exposure
therapy can be done with the help of family
and friends or even a professional therapist.
This involves looking at pictures of fires,
thinking of fire and gradually progressing to
being in the presence of small or controlled
fire. An exposure of this sort can help the
Pyrophobic control the anxiety response to
fires.
PYROPHOBIA on
B.S PSYCHOLOGY students of
Emilio Aguinaldo College
As I’m a student of B.S PSYCHOLOGY student
I conducted research and gathered views
about PYROPHOBIA on foreign students
studying B.S PSYCHOLOGY
The information below are the views about
pyrophobia

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1. IF YOU SUFFERED FROM
PYROPHOBIA WHAT WOULD YOU BE
AFRAID OF?

2. What symptoms will you notice in

you when you see fire