Ideophobia is the fear of ideas. The origin of the word idea is Greek (meaning idea) and phobia is Greek (meaning fear). Ideophobia is considered to be a specific phobia, which is discussed on the home page.
Symptoms of Ideophobia
Those who truly possess an excessive fear of having an accident will often exhibit some of the following symptoms:
- Anxiety
- Breathlessness
- Excessive sweating
- Dry mouth
- Shaking
- Being overly cautious
- Heart palpitations
- Inability to speak
- Becoming angry
- A feeling of detachment from reality
- Uncontrollable shaking
- Feelings of unsteadiness
