How Do i get over my Fear of Wheelchairs?
My “biggest” phobia is the fear of Wheelchairs, im probably the only person in the world with this fear…. But every since i was young i’ve always had a problem with them and many nightmares about them and also sleepless nights. Just from being in the same room with a person who’s in a wheelchair (or if im out at the mall and spot one) I freeze up, it gets hard for me to breath, i start to get really nervous and sweat as if im in a panic, so i am wondering how i can get over this strange fear?
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Do volunteer Work in a nursing home or in a hospital. If you ever have to be a patient in most hospitals, you will have to ride in one when you are discharged. They really are fun. When we took care of my grandma, my boys would fight over riding in her wheelchair, when she was laying down. I have a friend who is dreadfully afraid of Libraries! It’s very serious for her. She is just now able to go in for short periods of time and she is a grown mother of two.
that is weird.
my sister is afraid of migets. like when she sees one, she screams and runs. she even did it when we had to go to court for some stuff..
go sit in one. and have fun in it..
i do it all the time at my moms hospital.
First why are you so afraid of them? They are there to help the less fortunate get around…. They are chairs on wheels. If anything laugh at them cuz they are funny…Please do not laugh at the person but you know lol
You need to remember that wheelchairs are just a mobility aid for the people sitting in them. You aren’t afraid of people who have to wear glasses are you? It is the same concept. I work for a company that sells and rents wheelchair accessible vans, http://www.mcmobilitysystems.com and http://www.abilityvanrentals.com, so I get to be exposed to wheelchair users from all walks of life. Some play sports, others do ballroom dancing, many are soccer moms…they are just regular people like you who happen to need a device to get from point A to point B.
I think the most important remedy is exposure, but maybe not necessarily in a hospital environment. Go somewhere positive like a wheelchair sporting event or a 5K run for your local MS Society chapter. People in wheelchairs don’t want to be thought of as victims and they certainly don’t want to be feared!