Saturday, February 20, 2010

Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia-

Pronounced: Hippo-poto-mons-stro-ses-quipped-alio-phobia
Definition: Ironically, the fear of long words

Example: John suffers from Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia

Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia Treatment:

If you suffer from this although if you do you've prob stopped reading at this stage, but there are ways to help which are:

Behavior therapy, anti-anxiety medication
Psychotherapy
Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT)
Behavioral therapy
Exposure therapy
Relaxation techniques - controlled breathing, visualisation
Medication
Medications to treat anxiety may be utilised for treatment of symptoms, but there are no studies that support the efficacy of medication in the treatment of specific phobias

There are heaps of vids about Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia on youtube but here's one of my favs




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