Why are clowns afraid and how to deal with it?

Clowns. After all, this is a harmless character that all children like. But in fact, some children are afraid of them. In psychology, after a long study, the disease was studied - the fear of clowns. On scientific - kolrfobiya. This disease arises from a sense of fear of these merry creatures. But, according to many children, a pleasant smile of clowns, their costume and facial expressions catch panic. But according to scientists, clowns are afraid not only of children, but adults are also afraid of these characters. According to the sociological question, it was found out that some adults are afraid, and the rest are afraid of them panicky.

Causes of fear of clowns in modern society

The fear of clowns began to appear especially brightly in the early twentieth century. This is facilitated by the cinema, because it was in these subjects, at that time very often began to broadcast clowns. And not in the form of nice and kind characters, but in the form of maniacs, killers and murderers. In fact, there was nothing criminal in the form of a clown, but one idea that this character with a white face and a stretched smile attacked people, while in his hand he had a knife or a pistol in many adults caused antipathy to the clowns. After all, the very first film, released with this rather unpleasant character, was shown in the twentieth century. But they were shown not only in cinematography, clowns appeared as "roles" in other areas of art.

Quite common causes of fear of

clowns According to psychologists and psychoanalysts, people who have fear of clowns mostly pay attention to their face. They are frightened by a whitened face and a stretched red smile. And then they pay attention to his hair and bright costume. But many scientists do not understand that in the image of a clown it looks so frightening for many people. After all, the face of these characters illuminates a perfectly kind smile. Their facial expressions are also not natural, compared to other characters or normal people. At the same time, they release rather silly jokes, which some people do not seem ridiculous.

That's why most people have a fear when they see clowns. After all, their faces look completely unpredictable and it is not clear what can be expected of them. From the outside, if you look at the clown, it seems that in this costume a man with mental disabilities was dressed. After all, this is the most important "trick" of clowns to attract the attention of the public.

Specialists dealing with the case of fear of clowns, argue that the laughter caused by the sight of this character is very much like a nervous laugh. Therefore, the alertness and fear of the clown is caused by a psychic reaction.

Very often, the disease of coulphobia refers to self-preservation. This is due to the fact that in a person, according to psychologists, "thrusts" the horror acquired through public ridicule of these characters. In psychological practice it was confirmed that when an ordinary person began to have problems with mental health, then after a while this problem turned into a kolerophobia.

So why are children afraid of clowns?

In the child's subconscious, some memories are postponed, after which they begin to surface and children experience fear or just become locked in themselves. Assumptions of why children are afraid of clowns, very much. For example, the child saw a terrible film in which the clown acted in the role of a maniac or a murderer. The child can be very frightened or he will not have pleasant memories, or on the children's morning clown he somehow frightened. There can be many options. But this fear of clowns is very difficult to prevent, especially if this problem has been happening since childhood. But it is necessary to fight with it, because kolrofobiya can develop later into a severe psychological trauma or mental disorder.

Symptoms of fear of clowns

When seeing clowns in humans, the following reactions occur.

Panic fear, if a person is with a clown in the same room. Sharp mood drop in front of the character. Dry mouth appears and dizziness begins. The blood pressure may drop sharply or rise, even a person may lose consciousness from fear. Also, people at the sight of clowns begin the strongest sweating, there may be a shiver in the hands and feet. A person who has a fear of clowns may lose control over their emotions. He can begin to run away or throw various objects into the character, or maybe a backlash - a person can fall into a stupor.

In general, no one can predict how a man behaves when he sees clowns, because everyone has his own individual reaction. It all depends on temperament and emotional distress.

How to cure the fear of clowns?

If you notice a very strong fear in your child when seeing a clown, then you should definitely contact a psychiatrist or a psychologist. This applies to adults who are afraid of these characters.

But if the fear is not very great, then you can try to save your loved ones from it yourself. To do this, you need to watch a movie or a cartoon where the clown will perform in the role of a good character. Or you can go to the circus or some kind of session where the clowns will perform, but it is absolutely necessary that the audience is only a children's one.

It is possible and independently, with the help of "their own hands" to prove to the child that clowns are harmless. To do this, you need to purchase a clown costume and dress it for the baby. To the kid saw that under the clown's suit, which he is so afraid of, there are people who will not cause him harm and harm. After that, you can play with the child in the same suit for a while. It is recommended to wear the costume very often and play with the child so that he is accustomed to such a character and understands that nothing bad will happen. It should also be done with adults who suffer from colethrophy.

But if this method does not help, then you need to urgently go to a specialist, so that there is no mental disorder or a psychological trauma left.

To prevent the disease, you need to overcome yourself and go to their performances. After all, fear will only pass when you see it. It is not necessary to attend such events yourself, you can invite someone from your friends or relatives with you. And you must convince yourself that they will not cause you any harm.

Before going to the circus or another session with performances of clowns, the child can be given a sedative or brew tea with soothing herbs.