Some people are scared of snow. Do you know there is a term to refer to the fear? Called Chionophobia, it derives from the Greek “chiono” meaning snow and “phobos” meaning fear or aversion. For such people, even the forecast of a winter storm or snowfall can spark fear. Chionophobia is the extreme dislike or fear of snow. The word originates from Greek chion meaning snow and phobos meaning fear, aversion or dread.
Cryophobia may stem from many different root causes but is most often linked to a subjective perception of “cold” and negative associations with the sensation of cold. However, each person experiences temperatures differently, so the threshold for “cold” is different for everyone.
The cause of this phobia is commonly the result of a traumatic childhood experience involving snow, like getting injured while playing in the snow. For adults, this fear is often caused by traffic accident when driving through snow. Another, more physiological cause is looking at bright white snow causing eye pain. Common symptoms of chionophobia include sweating, trembling, dread or panic, fast heartrate, difficulty breathing, crying, screaming, fainting, sensing mind loss, and urging to flee or hide, fear of being trapped or buried alive, are phobia symptoms of chionophobia because people can get trapped in the car during the accident or buried in the snow caused by avalanche or even deliberately buried by playmates. Other phobias associated with chionophobia are fear of falling down, fear of injury, and frigoriphobia (fear of cold weather).
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