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| − | '''Tachophobia''' is a fear of {{wp|speed}}. This phobia is often due to a bad experience involving speed, like a vehicle crash and scared from a {{wp|roller coaster}} ride. Even hearing stories and incidents involving speed can cause to develop tachophobia. Some tachophobes can also fear losing control, resulting in their extreme care when going at any speed to ensure their safety. Other may also fear flying, especially in airplanes that often go at several hundred kilometers per hours. |
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| − | Sufferers who go on a roller coaster or driving at high speed, they may lose control of the bladder, vomit, or for pregnant women may retreat into fetal position. Other symptoms include lack of concentration other than fear, feeling of terror, shaking, dread, screaming or crying, and {{wp|panic attack}}. |
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| − | Tachophobia is commonly treated using {{wp|cognitive-behavioral therapy}}, {{wp|systematic desensitization therapy}}, and {{wp|relaxation technique}}s. {{wp|Medication}} can be prescribed for anxiety sufferers. |
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| − | * [[Amaxophobia]] – fear of riding in a car |
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| − | * [[Aviophobia]] – fear of flying |
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