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Casadastraphobia is the fear of falling into the sky. It is defined as an irrational or pathological fear of falling into the sky. "Cas-" is a Latin morpheme meaning "to fall," while "ad" is a Latin preposition meaning "to" or "toward." And most people recognize "-astra-" as the Latin morpheme for "star," and "phobia" as a greek word meaning "fear of." Thus, Casadastraphobia is "a fear of falling toward the stars," which is interpreted in this sense to mean, more broadly, a fear of falling toward the sky. But "-astra-" is not a etymological mistake, as many people report that their casadastraphobia is worse while they are viewing a night sky.

Causes[]

Casadastraphoia

The two most often cited pronunciations of casadastraphobia.

Casadastraphobia is, by its nature, a fantasy phobia, or a phobia for which the probability of the event described in the fear happening is zero, or near zero. This means that there is some amount of fantastical thinking involved in the precipitation of this phobia, which points to possible psychosis, as might be observed in schizotypal or schizophrenic thinking (or in bipolar disorder with psychotic features). Obsessive rumination is not beyond the realm of these disorders, and the two symptoms together can result in potentially traumatic experiences. Though these layman's observations should be taken with a grain of salt, as these are only some of the potentially predisposing conditions that could be responsible, and there need not be a predisposing condition at all.

Treatment[]

There may be some overlap between this phobia and vertigo, wherein it is speculated that vertigo could provoke the fear, which could then spur ruminations, with the potential to be traumatic. This is by its nature speculative, and not empirical, as casadastraphobia is a rather novel description of irrational fear, and psychiatric comorbidities cannot be diagnosed on the basis of just one symptom (nor should be attempted without the help of a practicing professional.) It has, however, recently made its way into the medical discourse.

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