What is the fear of blood called?
Blood phobia (also known as hemophobia or hematophobia in American English and haemophobia or haematophobia in British English) is an extreme irrational fear of blood, a type of specific phobia. Severe cases of this fear can cause physical reactions that are uncommon in most other fears, specifically vasovagal syncope (fainting). Similar reactions can also occur with trypanophobia and traumatophobia. For this reason, these phobias are categorized as "blood-injection-injury phobia" by the DSM-IV. Some early texts refer to this category as "blood-injury-illness phobia."
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Estelle Tweedie Strydom
Doc Martin!
Ilias Tsiabardas
Hema from the Greek for Blood and Phobia
smurray
Doc Martin’s phobia!
mainjim
hmmm...wel, that makes sense!
Lawanta
Louise C., I work in a clinic, and we sometimes call our phlebotomists vampires!🩸😄
Mary Clinton
These questions, are my categories being an RN! Love it! Hair Follicles and blood! I’m retired now but you never forget about illnesses! Easy- Peasy!!
Carl Belken
Estelle Tweedie Strydom, I'm watching that show right now. Far better than some of the trash that passes for entertainment from Hollywood.
earlepg
Joan Norris Brigham, That doesn't sound like the best possible way to get rid of the phobia.
Char
Joan Norris Brigham, I was always OK with it as long as I can watch lol have to keep an eye on them
Leapy Lee
Joan Norris Brigham, that’s really interesting. I had always thought it was predominantly a male problem, but after reading your post I have checked and the ratio is roughly 1 woman to every 2-3 men.
Louise C.
I am not afraid of blood, I love blood ( and no I am not a vampire) 🧛🏻♀️🅾️. I have trouble keeping my iron levels high enough to do so many things.
Leapy Lee
It is pretty easy if you have ever had to deal with a haematologist!