What Causes Trypanophobia?

Other Medical Fears

Trypanophobia is one of a number of phobias associated with medical procedures. Needle phobia can be associated with or triggered by some of these other medical fears. For many individuals who experience this condition, there is also general anxiety about all things medical. They may experience iatrophobia, fear of doctors, and trypanophobia is simply that needles are associated with doctors. It has been suggested these medical fears represent an underlying fear of death. Patients may not fear the blood test so much as they fear the possible results. Rather than hearing bad news, they will avoid hearing any news at all. This again puts patients at risk of more health complications.

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