Some individuals whose partners stand out for their physique feel a certain concern, since they believe that this quality increases the risk of losing it. However, the fear of venustraphobics, who are also called caliginephobics, goes much further , as they live in anguish by a persistent and unjustified feeling of apprehension. In principle, it is difficult for them to maintain a relationship with a girl they consider beautiful , since, although they feel her charm, they will tend to avoid her.
As in other obsessive aversions, the cause of venustraphobia can be found in a traumatic experience. Thus, the affected person could live, for example, a situation of rejection in which he felt humiliated by a handsome female. This can lead you to generalize your experience, associate beauty with a risky situation and reject similar circumstances so as not to fail again. There can also be a combination of factors, such as shyness, low self-esteem and machismo, that promote the appearance of these sensations, which can lead to misogynistic behaviors .
Most men adore attractive women, or at least know how to appreciate their beauty healthily; But for some people, the very thought of seeing a beautiful woman, let alone talking to her, can trigger a full-blown panic attack. The scientific word for such fear or phobia is, as we have seen, venustraphobia or caliginephobia.
Like the rest of phobias, it is an anxiety condition in which there is a persistent irrational or excessive fear of objects or situations. Symptoms of phobias can vary widely and can range from mild to severe and debilitating. In this case, venustraphobia is the irrational fear of beautiful women and those with this disease find it extremely difficult to be around attractive women and may feel intense anxiety and fear when in the company of one. Beauty or attractiveness is a subjective and superficial characteristic to which humans have been giving more and more importance throughout history.
Although looking at a pretty face probably won’t affect anyone, a small number of people who gaze at a pretty woman will feel some kind of arousal (that is, sexual or not), and even fewer people will feel anxious when in the room. same situation.
This extreme minority of people who come across what is considered a “beautiful woman” can experience such intense and intrusive anxiety that they can literally feel sick to their stomach just by looking at one. Such is the case of those who suffer from venustraphobia.
We review other strange phobias (some are quite common, despite what we may believe):
Atazagoraphobia – (fear of being forgotten or ignored and the fear of forgetting). This phobia is quite common, for example.
Nomophobia – (Fear of not having access to a mobile phone)
Phobophobia – (Fear of having a phobia)
Anthophobia – (Fear of flowers)
Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia – (Fear of number 666)
Heliophobia – (Fear of sunlight)
Chorophobia – (fear of dancing)
Ablutophobia – (fear of bathing)
