Strong fright is a normal emotion for both a child and an adult. Such a reaction arises from a loud sound, unusual human behavior. The consequences of fright can be completely unpredictable. They depend on the individual parameters of a particular individual.
Problem Features
In order to choose ways to get rid of the problem, it is important to understand what it is. Severe fear (shock neurosis) is a sudden, instantaneous fear that is caused by a serious irritant. This reaction is a combination of orientational reflex and fear. After a shock, a person has psychosomatic disorders.
A state of severe fright is most often experienced by young children. A similar problem is typical for babies that are behind their peers in development.
The causes of the psychopathological condition
The following factors can cause panic and fear:
- loss of balance;
- scary film;
- loud speech.
The danger is that in the absence of treatment, a strong fright turns into various phobias.
Manifestation in children
Any person is lost in fright, as he falls into an atypical state. Among the typical manifestations of cowardice in babies, there are:
- crying and shuddering at night;
- lack of sleep;
- irritability and nervousness;
- depression and depression;
- stuttering;
- rapid pulse;
- high blood pressure.
If the child has such symptoms, you need to contact a pediatric psychiatrist. Ignoring the problem can lead to serious consequences. Children, numb with fear, cannot cope with the problem on their own, they need the help of adults. In some cases, the disease is accompanied by severe headaches, to which you need to immediately respond.
Strong fear left by parents without attention can lead to problems in communicating with peers and adults. Due to the fear of being in a stressful situation again, the child will strive for complete isolation.
Typical symptoms
The strong fright of an adult is similar to the symptoms manifested in children. Among the main signs:
- sleep disturbance;
- coughing;
- increased heart rate;
- stuttering;
- paralytic stupor.
Why does a heartbeat beat out of fright, does a person start screaming? The reason is a strong emotional shock. The nervous system responds to an external stimulus. That is why people, numbed with fear, after a while, begin to scream loudly.
Effects
Before choosing a treatment option, it is necessary to find out the main causes of the appearance of fear, its possible consequences. Since the disease is considered psychological, the results can be quite serious. The reaction to fear depends on the personality of the human psyche. Impressive people, as well as people with heart disease, can have serious health consequences as a result of fright.
In childhood, the following consequences are possible: isolation, loss or delay in speech. In adults, this condition can even be fatal. If there is a strong fear, what to do?
It is impossible to prevent such a disease, but it can be treated. Some people think that a heart attack is possible due to fear. For a healthy person, such consequences are not characteristic. His blood pressure rises, his heart rate rises. In people with diseases of the cardiovascular system, with a sharp release of adrenaline, myocardial infarction is provoked, a subsequent rupture of the middle wall of the heart is possible.
A fatal outcome is possible only if the attack of fear coincides with a heart attack. Statistical studies indicate that only 5% die as a result of heart failure. What are the main symptoms of this problem? A person falls, loses consciousness, veins thicken (swell) on the neck, a gray-blue color of the upper body appears.
Stuttering
Sudden fear (severe stress) is the cause of emotional shock, leading to disruption of the functioning of the speech apparatus. Stuttering, speech loss are symptoms that are characteristic of preschool children and primary school children. Among the reasons, psychologists note the unfair attitude of adults to the child. Due to speech impairment, the child refuses to contact with peers.
How to treat a fright? Experts recommend that parents, upon detection of the first symptoms of a problem, immediately contact a specialist. A neurologist and speech therapist will select a comprehensive individual program to get rid of speech defects. Stuttering is a lengthy process.
Correction of the problem is carried out thanks to respiratory therapy, the development of articulation and voice. Psychological assistance helps to increase the child’s self-esteem, therefore, it is also included in a set of rehabilitation measures. To achieve a positive result, it is important that the patient is in a state of emotional balance.
Pregnancy scare
Some people believe that there is intrauterine fear. Fears of a pregnant woman automatically pass on to the baby. Is it really? Medical professionals recommend that future mothers protect themselves from negative emotional upheavals.
Fear provokes an increase in blood pressure, which can stimulate placental abruption, negatively affect a child.
The danger of intrauterine fear is confirmed by numerous studies. After birth, the child becomes closed, suffers from autism. Doctors advise pregnant women to take natural sedatives: motherwort, valerian.
The cure for fear
A psychiatrist appoints a course, using pharmacological agents. To increase the effectiveness of treatment, support and understanding of relatives and friends are necessary.
Among the drugs used to treat fear, there are:
- ethers;
- chlorpromazine or diphenhydramine;
- valerian;
- magnesium sulfate;
- neuroparalytics;
- tranquilizers
Folk remedies
Homeopathy helps fight mild forms of fright. It is important to select a drug taking into account the individual characteristics of the body, as well as the severity of the shock.
Fright of blow can be treated with arnica. Belladonna is recommended for cramps. St. John's wort perfectly eliminates the effects of a shock state. Virgin jasmine is used for emotional fears in babies.
Opium is prescribed in case of enuresis, a fright, accompanied by dizziness. Black grass (elderberry) is useful for nervous people. White arsenic oxide is used for nightmares and fear of death.
Conclusion
Fear is a complex process that begins in the brain. An increased amount of the hormone (adrenaline) is released into the blood. This feeling has been considered an effective weapon since ancient times. A frightened enemy will become a lesser threat, it is much easier to deal with him during the battle.
Serious damage to health can be caused by information. That is why it is so important, especially when working with children, to select worthy sources of information in order to save the younger generation from excess experiences.
In an adult healthy organism, there are no special consequences from a feeling of fright. The problem is that each person has a certain "margin of safety", after which the body wears out, numerous diseases develop.
Fear leads to short-term changes in the body. Due to changes in cardiac activity, overstrain of the nervous system, a huge amount of hormones is released. Among the most terrible consequences of a strong fright, the development of tachycardia, smoothly turning into extrasystole, is highlighted.
During stress, hormones also adversely affect the vascular wall, resulting in hypertension. Emotional overstrain leaves a deep imprint on the human psyche. At best, fright leads to minor disturbances and mild neurosis. Severe stresses affect the metabolism, they can bring a person to complete exhaustion.
In a child, a strong fear can leave an imprint on the psyche for a long time, without causing serious damage to physical health. The child’s body “connects” additional resources, compensating for the damage caused to it. The consequences of severe fear in elderly people are completely different. Having a stable psyche, they do not have good health. That is why for this category the main consequences will be associated with a deterioration in physical condition.
Even in a healthy adult, with a strong fear, a nervous tic, stuttering, stiffness of movements, obsessive fears can appear. Psychologists believe that fear poses the greatest danger to young children. The child has not fully formed the psyche, so powerful stress leaves an imprint on his entire subsequent life. That is why it is so important to protect babies and pregnant women from negative emotions, take care of the psyche of older people. Each person reacts to emergency situations in his own way. But, regardless of resistance to stress, various negative effects are manifested in each person.