Fear of the Future: A Study on Chronophobia and its Impact on Daily Life and Mental Health

2023-07-18 14:29:44

A recent study: 12% of people around the world suffer from a fear of the future.

A new study, announced by the US National Institute of Mental Health, found that there are more than 12% of adults in the world who have suffered from “phobia of the future” at some time in their lives, as a result of many different reasons. And the American National Institute of Mental Health stated that some people experience many feelings over the course of different days and events, including a sense of fear of time, stressing that some may exceed their fear of natural and logical limits to turn into an irrational fear of the future, which is what is known as “chronophobia.” ».

The study confirmed that most of the time, this fear is not related to a specific future event, but rather once the same time passes with illogical perceptions. It indicated that the symptoms of this disease affect the person’s social relations and performance in his work, as he always suffers from tension, distraction, nervousness and excitement, and also complains of Rapid fatigue and exhaustion, confirming that sometimes the patient suffers from sleep disorders, and there are those who develop physical symptoms when thinking about the future, such as excessive sweating, heart palpitations, and dry mouth. For some bad experiences, such as the death of a close relative, job loss, or parental separation, and this disorder is in some cases due to adrenal gland insufficiency, or due to an imbalance in hormone secretion, or as a result of genetic factors. Finally, the study indicated that it is possible for women who They have reached the age of menopause from chronophobia or in the event of a defect in the functioning of the adrenal gland or hormones, and the fear of the future may also be due to a surgery, or to the presence of a medical condition such as heart disease or a defect in the thyroid gland.

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