Dear Suze, Am I the only idiot that’s afraid of hospitals? My dad went to the hospital with pneumonia when I was young and never came home. My Alzheimer Mom begged to not be hospitalized when she broke her hip. She refused to work hard in PT, transferred to a care facility and died.
Dearie, Approximately 10% of the population has nosocomephobia, described as the excessive fear of hospitals, often rooted in unresolved trauma associated with pain, illness, and death. Without treatment it can generalize to a host of fears related to the distress such as doctors (Iatrophobia), medical facilities, lab coats, injections, etc. Cognitive Behavior Therapy is the most effective therapeutic approach to eliminating fears and phobias. -SQ
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