{"id":1660,"date":"2016-02-16T19:22:00","date_gmt":"2016-02-16T19:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/?p=1660"},"modified":"2016-02-16T21:07:39","modified_gmt":"2016-02-16T21:07:39","slug":"rare-but-true-eisoptrophobia-a-fear-of-mirrors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/rare-but-true-eisoptrophobia-a-fear-of-mirrors\/","title":{"rendered":"Rare but true: Eisoptrophobia- A Fear of Mirrors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1661\" src=\"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/fear-of-mirrors-164833651-300x196.jpg\" alt=\"fear of mirrors -164833651\" width=\"300\" height=\"196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/fear-of-mirrors-164833651-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/fear-of-mirrors-164833651-457x300.jpg 457w, https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/fear-of-mirrors-164833651.jpg 511w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>How many times do you look in the mirror each day? \u00a0Could you imagine not being able to use a mirror because you were afraid of it or seeing your reflection in it? For some people, this is a reality.\u00a0 Eisoptrophobia is a rare phobia, that causes sufferers \u00a0to be irrationally fearful of mirrors or seeing themselves in a mirror.<\/p>\n<p>Those with this phobia present some of the following symptoms or reactions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Anxiety<\/li>\n<li>Panic<\/li>\n<li>Shortness of breath<\/li>\n<li>Dry mouth<\/li>\n<li>Excessive sweating<\/li>\n<li>Nausea<\/li>\n<li>Shaking<\/li>\n<li>Rapid heartbeat<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These symptoms vary by individual and the level of fear experienced in the presence of mirrors.<\/p>\n<p>Many believe that this fear occurs in response to a number of factors such as superstition, poor self-image or the result of a traumatic event.<\/p>\n<p>Several treatment approaches are\u00a0utilized by mental health professionals; they involve anti- anxiety medication, psychotherapy, relaxation techniques or exposure therapy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"disclaimer\">All content of this newsletter is intended for general information purposes only and is not intended or implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.  Please consult a medical professional before adopting any of the suggestions on this page.   You must never disregard professional medical advice or delay seeking medical treatment based upon any content of this newsletter.<strong>  PROMPTLY CONSULT YOUR PHYSICIAN OR CALL 911 IF YOU BELIEVE YOU HAVE A MEDICAL EMERGENCY.<\/strong> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How many times do you look in the mirror each day? \u00a0Could you imagine not being able to use a mirror because you were afraid of it or seeing your reflection in it? For some people, this is a reality.\u00a0 &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/rare-but-true-eisoptrophobia-a-fear-of-mirrors\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1660","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-health"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1660","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1660"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1660\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1664,"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1660\/revisions\/1664"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1660"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1660"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1660"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}