Musophobia is a phobia or fear of rats. People suffering from this phobia try to get on higher ground like chairs, tables or beds for example when they see a rat. They may refuse to enter a room where a mouse was last seen and in extreme cases may refuse to enter the same premises. Symptoms of Musophobia can include extreme anxiety and anything associated with panic such as nausea, breathlessness, heart palpitation, inability to articulate words or sentences, dry mouth and shaking.
Treatments could include counseling, hypnotherapy, psychotherapy, and Neuro-linguistic programming. The effectiveness of these methods is questionable.
Other unusual fears include Arithmophobia or the fear of numbers, Bibliophobia or the fear of books, Cibophobia or the fear of food, Deciophobia or the fear of making decisions, Geumaphobia or the fear of taste, and Phobophobia or the fear of fear to name but a few.
Treatments could include counseling, hypnotherapy, psychotherapy, and Neuro-linguistic programming. The effectiveness of these methods is questionable.
Other unusual fears include Arithmophobia or the fear of numbers, Bibliophobia or the fear of books, Cibophobia or the fear of food, Deciophobia or the fear of making decisions, Geumaphobia or the fear of taste, and Phobophobia or the fear of fear to name but a few.
