让人发怵的“医生恐惧症”

一进入医生办公室，血压就会猛升；一想到检查时的疼痛，心里就直哆嗦；一见到长长的针头，恐惧就油然而生，甚至发生“晕针”。美国长岛大学健康心理学研究员内森•康塞丁博士表示，多达20%的人患有“医生恐惧症”。

People have a fear of doctors for a variety of reasons. You may fear hearing "bad news" from the doctor. You may regularly experience a rise in blood pressure on visiting the doctor. You may be afraid of needles and the sight of blood.
人们害怕见到医生的原因多种多样，比如害怕从医生那里听到“坏消息”。可能你经常会见到医生就血压飙升，还可能会晕针或晕血。

Iatrophobia is a fear of going to the doctor. Fear of doctors or iatrophobia can ruin the quality of your life. Some of the common symptoms of this phobic condition include rapid breathing, sweating, feeling of dread, shortness of breath, nausea and irregular heartbeat.
害怕去看病，害怕见到医生，这被称为“医生恐惧症”。“医生恐惧症”有损生活质量。常见症状有：呼吸加速、出汗、畏惧、气短、恶心、心跳不规律。

Iatrophobia may occur due to a traumatic experience of childhood. As a child, you may have seen people suffering from pain after an operation or injection. “医生恐惧症”有可能源于童年的创伤经历。幼年时期 ，你也许见过人们在手术或注射针剂后疼痛的样子。

Some do not like visiting hospitals because of the pungent smell of medicine. 也有人不想去医院是因为不喜欢药品的刺激性气味。

What can you do to alleviate your condition of doctor phobia?
那么该如何缓解“医生恐惧症”呢？

You can participate in some effective biological classes. This will help you understand your physiological condition and also what the doctors have got to say about you.
可以参加一些有用的生物课程，帮助你了解生理知识，以及医生必须和你交谈的内容。

You must try to interact more with your doctor. This is surely going to make things simpler for you.
尝试和医生多沟通，这非常有效。

Your doctor is surely not your enemy. He is there to make you feel more relaxed and comfortable. Therefore, do not try to make things worse by not going to the doctor when you should.
医生当然不是你的敌人，医生会让你更加放松和舒适。因此，当需要看医生时，千万不要耽搁。

（中国日报网英语点津 yaning 编辑）

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