It aggravates other physiological symptoms, such as heart rate, breathing rate and one’s mood. This irrational fear of machines is a part of anxiety disorders, thus anxiety is it’s pivotal symptom. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders-5th Edition (DSM-V) suggests a number of symptoms one suffers from in all specific phobias, including Mechanophobia. The name derives from the Greek word ‘mechano’ meaning machine and ‘phobos’ meaning fear. Mechanophobia is an irrational fear of machines. One may require hospitalization as a result.

In the future, an individual is very likely to develop OCD and or depression.Īn individual suffers from misery, which can give rise to full-blown panic attacks if exposed to machines. This sense of security maintains their phobia because it proves to them that their fear stimulus is dangerous and threatening. These avoidances and social occupational dysfunction can make the sufferer feel safe and pleasant. Mechanophobia can also result in one getting confined in his house, to avoid any exposure with their fear stimuli. They will avoid going to the office and or school in order to refrain from being exposed to machines or electronic devices.īecause of this, an individual’s academic and professional lives will get affected. For example, one will avoid doing jobs or tasks that require them to use machines. Repetitive acts of avoidance, caused by anxiety is what leads to this dysfunction. These overwhelmingly high levels of anxiety cause hindrances in the sufferers day-to-day activities.Īccording to the DSM-V, hurdles in daily activities are called social and occupational dysfunction. People suffering from this specific phobia feel extreme anxiety when exposed to machines.īecause Mechanophobia comes under the category of anxiety disorders in the DSM-V, one gets extremely anxious at the mere thought of getting exposed to their fear stimuli. People who do not know how to use them are forced to learn it because of the high demand of this skill one needs to have in order to succeed. Nowadays they are a necessity, not a luxury.Įverything today is being controlled using technology and or machines. In this blog we will discuss the symptoms, causes and treatment of Mechanophobia.įear of machines is called Mechanophobia.