| Fear of infinity, also known as apeirophobia, is an | | | | some cases. Also a complete neurological test |
| irrational fear of never ending life and infinity. This | | | | must be taken to make sure the patient is not |
| fear can provoke a lot of irrational actions from | | | | suffering from any mental illnesses. |
| the person who suffers from it and can also | | | | Treatment for this type of phobia can be a lot |
| make them not want to sleep in fear that they | | | | more complicated than any other phobia because |
| are never going to wake up and therefore be | | | | the patient cannot actually confront his fear. |
| trapped in sub consciousness forever. | | | | Because of this the treatment can take months |
| The symptoms for this type of phobia are very | | | | or even years depending on the intensity of the |
| similar to those of other phobias and can include a | | | | patients fear. Calming and sleeping medications can |
| number of things such as sweating, complete | | | | help the patient to sleep more peacefully and |
| panic, irrational terror, shaking, rapid heart | | | | therefore reducing the fear of not waking up. |
| palpitations, hypoventilation and anxiety. But these | | | | Other treatments include stronger medications |
| are only a few of the most common symptoms, | | | | that can only be prescribed by a psychiatrist, |
| depending on the intensity of the phobia, the | | | | group counseling and single counseling, neurological |
| symptoms can always vary. | | | | medications and sometimes operations. If the |
| Many tests are taken by professionals to be able | | | | intensity level of this phobia is very high then the |
| to diagnose this phobia in order not to | | | | patient might have to spend a certain amount of |
| misdiagnose and therefore not treat the phobia | | | | time in a psychiatric hospital to be able to learn |
| accordingly. These tests can be very complicated | | | | how to cope with their phobia. |
| for the patient to do as they include hypnosis in | | | | |