Phobia Support Group
A phobia (from the Greek "fear"), is a strong, persistent fear of situations, objects, activities, or persons. The main symptom of this disorder is the excessive, unreasonable desire to avoid the feared subject. When the fear is beyond one's control, or if the fear is interfering with daily life, then a diagnosis under one of the anxiety disorders can be made.
I have carpophobia, the unusual phobia of wrists. I can't touch my own wrists, I can barely look at them... I freak out whenever anyone accidentally brushes past, touches, or grabs my wrists. I feel like I'm going to puke if I see anyone even touching their own wrists, and sometimes even just looking at other people's makes me feel nauseous.
My friends and family seem to just think I'm being over-dramatic and that it's funny to shove their wrists i my face, rub their wrists together, or grab mine, and even to the point when they'll laugh when I basically start hyperventilating when people talk about wrists for too long.
I don't know when this phobia started, but I just know that I'm terrified that my wrists are going to break or the veins will burst or something if anyone touches them.
Does anyone else have carpophobia or have any advise on how to deal with it? Anything would be greatly appreciated, as it seems to be getting a lot worse in the past few months!
My friends and family seem to just think I'm being over-dramatic and that it's funny to shove their wrists i my face, rub their wrists together, or grab mine, and even to the point when they'll laugh when I basically start hyperventilating when people talk about wrists for too long.
I don't know when this phobia started, but I just know that I'm terrified that my wrists are going to break or the veins will burst or something if anyone touches them.
Does anyone else have carpophobia or have any advise on how to deal with it? Anything would be greatly appreciated, as it seems to be getting a lot worse in the past few months!
I have the EXACT same fear, and i was just researching it. Do you have any way it can be overcome. The way you described it is exactly how me and my friend feel about wrist vains.
Even just saying it makes it hurt!
Thanks,
Naomi and Jocelyn
I can’t look at my wrist and veins. I can’t look at people wrists either. I don’t want to touch my wrists or anyone’s wrist.
I don’t feel nauseous when I look at them, but I feel pain and weird and sick.
Thank God I’m not the only one that has this phobia and I didn’t it’s a thing until I looked it up today.
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