Acerophobia. Fear of sourness. Facts, Symptoms, causes and Cure

Acerophobia is fear of sourness or fear of things that are sour.

Facts about Acerophobia

Phobia is a condition of extreme fear to certain condition, object, situation or state. The victim feels an immense urge to avoid that particular state. The word acero has a Latin root which means sour or sharp. Whereas, phobia is a German word for fear.

People suffering from acerophobia tend to avoid sourly foods such as pickle, lemon etc.

Causes of Phobia

Generally, a phobia is associated with an intense unpleasant past event which may or may not be remembered by the conscious mind but which actually created a very strong imprint on the unconscious mind.  Hence, whenever something similar or close to that situation occurs, the unconscious mind brings the memory of that severe unpleasant event back causing the subject to be in a phobiatic condition. For example, person with Acarophobia (fear of itching or an itching insect), may have experienced in past an incidence involving falling down from a height. Phobias sometimes may have genetic reasons as well.

Symptoms of Acerophobia

Just like any other phobia, symptoms of Acerophobia may include excessive sweating, panic attack, anxiety, feeling hot or cold, nausea, dry mouth, heart palpitation etc.

Treating Acerophobia

Generally, for treating phobias, the alternative medications and therapies have been found more beneficial compared to traditional drugs which may have side effects. These may include Hypnosis and NLP i.e. Neuro-Linguistic Programming.        

Disclaimer

Kindly note that above has been produced just for information. Nothing offered here is intended to diagnose, cure or prevent any disease or disorder of any kind. Please consult a qualified professional for more information.