I seriously NEED help.Does my fear of lizard count as phobia?

Question

I'm 13 and i live in india.and in the part where i live lizards are the most common thing..
when i turned 3 something happened and i started fearing the lizard.my family thought it was normal and so they never really bothered about it,i thought it would decrease by the time i grow up but it didn't.
i moved into a new house this month,and the previous house - i was there for 11 months and there were almost no lizards.
and this house has plenty! its just last night that i wanted to go to the washroom,and outside my room there was one.i called my mom and she got really angry,once the maid shoo-ed the lizard away i went and came back.and silently cried in my room.i went to bed just after crying & had REAL bad lizard nightmares.So bad that after around 6 hours of sleep i woke up and watched tv for half hour,so that i could get my mind off those nightmares.
here's what happens to me when i SEE a lizard : my face goes expression less,i become breathless or sometimes i breath a little too fast/much (my heart thumps..its thumping now too cause im partly thinking about that thing) thoughts of death run through my mind & my heart beat increases rapidly.
strange but i don't fear anything else in the world,nt cockroaches/spiders/rats/dogs/heights/fire/darkness.NOTHING at all,but just a tiny harmless lizard can make me faint.

Oh yeah and sometimes i even start crying if i see a lizard too closely.
Both my parents are doctors and they think my fear is "stupid", "irritating" & "unnecessary" .How do i tell them that i really need help and i'm not ashamed to admit that.
I'd like to visit a psychiatrist or something.

But till the time i can actually do so,any help here?
I think this fear is taking over my life now.

Xoxo

Answer 1

This is a legitimate phobia and unfortunately you're getting a lot of very unhelpful answers, except from Sydsyd. All I have to add is to pass on some sites I recently found while reading about phobias.

Answer 2

Well some people are afraid of peaches.

You have nothing to worry about. If you want to overcome your fear the best thing you can do is find a way to prove to yourself that lizards are not scary. This could either be by researching lizards (I guess to make them seem more normal) or exposing yourself to lizards (which I think is a bit too much). There are other ways, I'm sure though... Basically you just have to think: these lizards won't hurt me in order to get over the fear.



It's hard talk to parents about this, the most you can do is try to tell them that for the longest time you've been afraid of lizards and you want to overcome the fear but you believe in order to do this you'll need help possibly professional help.

Answer 3

Lizard Phobia

Answer 4

The fear of lizards is called Scoliodentosaurophobia and loads of people fear lizards , Im 27 and i go paranoid when i see one as well iv tried looking for a cure but haven't found one yet , I was reading an article which i think will be of a little help to you .. I hope . Dont worry yourself too much its just a little phobia trust me everybody has some kind of phobia or the other , ul be fine .



http://hubpages.com/hub/fear-of-lizards

Answer 5

Your fear is called scoliodentosaurophobia (lizards specifically) or Herpetophobia (just reptiles in general) It's not irrational, irritating, or unnecessary. It may be for them, but it's a real fear to you! Don't listen to them. Try and focus even more on how and where you started fearing lizards. Consult a therapist, or a psychiatrist. They can definitely help you!



If the fear is taking over your life, then your parents NEED to take you to help. This could get bad in the future by holding you back from daily activities. I'm sure if you explain how this fear is really taking over, they will be more glad to help you. Just sit them down or talk to them at dinner, and bring it up.



If it gets really bad and they won't help, try and get a friend or an aunt or uncle to help you. But in all seriousness, a psychiatrist will help you understand why you are afraid, and they can help you overcome it. They can't make you, but they will help. They will give you the tools to overcome your fear.



Good article in source.

Answer 6

You fear of lizard because u think that they are unlucky and something bad will happen to u. All human beings have one or other phobia lizard are innocent creatures they don't bite u and are really not unlucky to overcome from this phobia u change ur view on lizards like them nothing bad will happen to u

Answer 7

Try replacing your mental image of a lizard with a better lizard. Watch a movie or read a book with a funny and friendly lizard.

Answer 8

My friend this is not a problem it is just the situation of your mind



Lizards cannot give any harm to ourself atleast those who are found at our homes



do you really heard that something happened by any lizard



Things only happens to those persons who really thinks about them



Now think in pure scientific way----------------



what attacking powers the lizard have a small mouth with very small teeth and small hands and small legs and small tail



can you die with these things

and now think about the lizard's point of view



you have big hands big legs, eyes, ears (very good condition)



if you put your 10th part of your total weight on the lizard, she will die.



so who should fear you or the lizard?



I hate lizards because they decreses the beauty of the house, so i always make them outside my home, sometimes i have to kill them or they killed accidently. i m doing this from when i was at the age of six years.



For removing this fear you have to do something and i will tell you wat you should do...



firstly in day time when you are free, go near to the lizard, with a stick, as much as you can go near to it

after some time you should go near and near

if the lizard runs them follow it, and follow it untill it disappears



After some time try to touch it by speed so that it cant run away before you touch it.



then be closer and closer and one day you will have no fear



start from today's afternoon, it will take one to two weeks, but it will make you stronger



if this fear remains in you heart it will make you weak, and you will lose confidence, and you will not be able to do something in your life



firstly try from distance and stick and then after with hands

it seems difficult but it is easy, start now to be a "MAN"



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Answer 9

maybe you had some traumatic experience with a lizard?



i think your parents should be a bit more accepting if your fear and help you because my grandpa is afraid of ALL ANIMALS, especially dogs, which is a common animal, because he got bit by one once. and we respect his fear.



Maybe you should do self desensitization I dont know if you can do it yourself but you can try.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systematic_desensitization



People can be afraid of anything, just like people can be attracted to anything. Humans are like that



In fact there is a "fear of fears," some people fear their own fears!



You are not the only one with a fear of lizards if you check on the internet on google.



http://www.43things.com/things/view/238500/overcome-my-fear-of-lizards

Answer 10

nah...don't count it as a phobia.,yaar listen, anything which comes to us we took as a phobia, now instead of getting help, can we think of other people who are like us and still look ok with lizards..



idk, i think when you said the crying part, thiss looks something serious to me, try and convince your parents, if the former doesnt work for ya..



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