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Fear of Bathtub handles


21 years ago 0 38 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Turning on a radio... hmm... I never thought of that and actually, it may help. I have a love for music. Yeah. That may work. See, when I was living with my fiance, she would bath with me and with her bathing with me, I hardly noticed the bathtub handles... my attention was elseware *ahem* but anyway, off the topic here. Yeah. I'll have to try the radio idea. That may help. THanks!
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I know of no special name for a fear of bathtub handles. Perhaps it's conditioned fear due to a traumatic expreience. Such a fear could be considered a simple phobia but given your injuries at the time, it could be a symptom of post-traumatic stress disorder. Take our free anxiety test again, print out the results, and you can discuss those results with your doctor, in light of what you said.
21 years ago 0 147 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
I'm not you or a medical professional but have you tried turning the radio on or having something else on while bathing to try and create a distration?
22 years ago 0 38 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
I have this strange fear of bath tub handles and spickets. When I was a small child, we were having problems with our hot water handle not working right. I was taking a bath when I was 7 years old, the water started running, tried to turn it off and the handle shot off and I got 2nd and 3rd degree burns over 73 percent of my body. (the water temperature has been turned down now heh). Ever since, I have so much trouble in bathtubs. If I have to take a bath, I have to FORCE myself because well, I don't want to stink...but when I do bathe, It's hard. Most of the time, I end up zoning out and staring at the handles afraid it will pop off again. I have my seldom "good days" and don't have too much trouble. Showers are hard for me to deal with too because the sensation of the water spraying on my face brings allot back and I can't breathe. Am I just plain weird? Is there an actual medical term for "fear of bathtub handles"? :blush:

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