Do you think I have necrophobia? ( fear of dead things)?

Question

Every time I go downtown, I see a dead bird, or worse, that dead rotten bony dog mashed up on the street, I can't think of anything more than to run away as fast as I can away from it. I just can't stand being near something dead! I just asked a questio about nolstalgia in mental heath, be sure to answer it too. What can I do about this?

Answer 1

I think that would be very scary anyway; death is quite a scary concept in itself.  There are more symptoms of a phobia than just being scared, including very painful, breathless and heart-racing episodes which seem to come from nowhere (panic attacks) when you start to avoid situations where you might come across a dead thing.

If you experience panic attack symptoms when you are faced with a dead animal, it may be a phobia.  However many people claim to have arachnophobia even if they do not officially have a phobia, just a discomfort - it is often difficult to distinguish.

If you do have a phobia, its important to address WHY you have it.  That's where therapy comes in, and it does help.  

I hope things cleared up for you.

Answer 2

i agree,death in itself is very hard.

i do not think you are afraid of dead things,i think you may be more afraid of looking at something that was a horrible sight for anyone to see.