FEAR OF CROWD- Ayurvedic Treatment, Diet, Exercises, Yoga & Pranayama

FEAR OF CROWD Ayurvedic Treatment

Fear of crowd is a type of anxiety disorder also known as agoraphobia.

  • SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF FEAR OF CROWD
  • CAUSES OF FEAR OF CROWD
  • PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF FEAR OF CROWD
  • DIAGNOSIS OF FEAR OF CROWD
  • TREATMENTS FOR FEAR OF CROWD
  • PROGNOSIS OF FEAR OF CROWD
  • COMPLICATIONS OF FEAR OF CROWD
  • FEAR OF CROWD AND AYURVEDA
  • NIDANA- AYURVEDIC CAUSES OF FEAR OF CROWD
  • PURVAROOPAM- AYURVEDIC PREMONITORY SYMPTOMS OF FEAR OF CROWD
  • SAMPRAPTI – AYURVEDIC PATHOGENESIS OF FEAR OF CROWD
  • LAKSHANA- AYURVEDIC SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF FEAR OF CROWD
  • AYURVEDIC PROGNOSIS OF FEAR OF CROWD
  • CHIKITSA- AYURVEDIC TREATMENT FOR FEAR OF CROWD
  • AYURVEDIC SAMANA TREATMENT FOR FEAR OF CROWD
  • AYURVEDIC LOCAL TREATMENT FOR FEAR OF CROWD
  • COMMONLY USED AYURVEDIC MEDICINES FOR FEAR OF CROWD
  • HOME REMEDIES FOR FEAR OF CROWD
  • DIET AND BEHAVIOUR FOR FEAR OF CROWD
  • YOGA FOR FEAR OF CROWD

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF FEAR OF CROWD

  • Ansia
  • Palpitations
  • Shortness of breath
  • Sweating
  • Svenimento
  • Panic attacks
  • Nausea

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CAUSES OF FEAR OF CROWD

  • Deformities in Amygdala – the area of the brain which controls fear
  • Fattori ambientali
  • Previous history of such events

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF FEAR OF CROWD

The pathophysiology of fear of the crowd is not much clear. There is a chance of dysfunction of the amygdala (part of the brain that controls fear). Fear of crowd is triggered by environmental factors. 

DIAGNOSIS OF FEAR OF CROWD

  • Proper History taking
  • The diagnostic criteria of the American Psychiatric Association for specific phobias are:
  • Excessive or irrational fear of a specific object or situation
  • The object or situation is tolerated with distress or avoided
  • Exposure to the feared object or situation leads to immediate anxiety or panic attack
  • The individual is aware of the fear is excessive and irrational
  • Avoidance or distress related to the feared object interferes with the person’s daily life.

TREATMENTS FOR FEAR OF CROWD

  • Self-exposure therapy
  • Medications – anti-anxiety drugs

PROGNOSIS OF FEAR OF CROWD

  • Fear of the crowd gradually disappears without medications.
  • It is also manageable with proper therapies.

COMPLICATIONS OF FEAR OF CROWD

  • Severe anxiety
  • Panic attacks
  • Affects the person’s daily life

FEAR OF CROWD AND AYURVEDA

  • As per Ayurveda phobias are manifested due to the imbalance in vata dosha.

NIDANA- AYURVEDIC CAUSES OF FEAR OF CROWD

  • Excess vitiation of doshas particularly vata
  • Increase of mano doshas like rajas and tamas

PURVAROOPAM- AYURVEDIC PREMONITORY SYMPTOMS OF FEAR OF CROWD

  • Fear of crowd started during childhood

SAMPRAPTI – AYURVEDIC PATHOGENESIS OF FEAR OF CROWD

Excessive vitiation of doshas in the body due to improper food and behaviours along with derangement in manodoshas leads to anxiety and phobias.

LAKSHANA- AYURVEDIC SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF FEAR OF CROWD

  • Bhaya – fear of the crowd
  • Arati – restlessness
  • Ansia

 AYURVEDIC PROGNOSIS OF FEAR OF CROWD

  • Symptoms are manageable with appropriate treatments

CHIKITSA- AYURVEDIC TREATMENT FOR FEAR OF CROWD

AYURVEDIC SAMANA TREATMENT FOR FEAR OF CROWD

  • Brahmighrita
  • Brahmi swarasa – juice of Bacopa monnieri
  • Saraswataghrita
  • Manasamitra vatakam
  • Kalyanakaghrita
  • Dasamolaghrita
  • Aswagandharista
  • Shankpushpi churna

AYURVEDIC LOCAL TREATMENT FOR FEAR OF CROWD

  • Murdha taila – oil application on the head
  • Abhyanga - massaggio con olio sul corpo
  • Shirodhara

COMMONLY USED AYURVEDIC MEDICINES FOR FEAR OF CROWD

Amministrazione interna

 HOME REMEDIES FOR FEAR OF CROWD

  • Avoid such situations
  • Meditations and exercises

 DIET AND BEHAVIOUR FOR FEAR OF CROWD

  • Evitare gli alimenti che producono uno squilibrio dosha, come i cibi freddi e secchi, difficili da digerire. Perché lo squilibrio dei dosha aggrava i sintomi.
  • Oil massage on the head is advised.
  • Advice regular exercise

YOGA FOR FEAR OF CROWD

  • Nadi Shuddi Pranayam – Calms the mind

 Il paziente deve essere seduto in posizione meditativa con la testa e la colonna vertebrale erette e il corpo rilassato. Il paziente deve chiudere una narice (ad esempio la sinistra se si usa la mano destra e viceversa) con il pollice ed espirare completamente attraverso l'altra narice. Di nuovo, dovrà inspirare profondamente attraverso l'altra narice mentre la narice opposta è ancora chiusa con il pollice.

  • Shavasana – relaxes the body and mind
  • Bhastrika pranayama