Hodophobia

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Meaning of Hodophobia

The fear of travel is complex. Most people's fear of travel is associated with their fear of flying, some with a fear of trains, but still others with a fear of traveling in automobiles. Some are afraid of strange places, open places, or inevitable contact with strangers.

Other Names

Hodophobia is known by a number of different names.

– Fear of Road

– Fear of Road Travel

– Fear of Roads

– Fear of Travel

– Hodophobia

– Phobia of Road

– Phobia of Road Travel

– Phobia of Roads

– Phobia of Travel

– Road Fear

– Road Phobia

– Road Travel Fear

– Road Travel Phobia

– Roads Fear

– Roads Phobia

– Travel Fear

– Travel Phobia


Causes:

Like all fears and phobias, hodophobia is created by the unconscious mind as a protective mechanism. At some point in your past, there was likely an event linking road travel and emotional trauma. Whilst the original catalyst may have been a real-life scare of some kind, the condition can also be triggered by myriad, benign events like movies, TV, or perhaps seeing someone else experience trauma.

But so long as the negative association is powerful enough, the unconscious mind thinks: "Ahh, this whole thing is very dangerous. How do I keep myself from getting in this kind of situation again? I know, I'll attach terrible feelings to road travel, that way I'll steer clear in future and so be safe." Just like that hodophobia is born. Attaching emotions to situations is one of the primary ways that humans learn. Sometimes we just get the wiring wrong.


Fear of Flying

Hodophobia in the News

  • Club Notes: Fear Before rocks the green tipColorado Daily22 hours ago

    BOULDER, Colo. — Fear Before likes to make statements with its music, so the band's hitting the road with the Pave the Forest Tour. Thursday night's show at the Fox Theatre marks the first date on the tour, and the Denver band is looking forward to playing for its hometown crowd.

  • UAE MoH: No travel restrictions on Umrah and Haj pilgrimsMENAFN21 hours ago

    UAE MoH: No travel restrictions on Umrah and Haj pilgrims

  • No Travel Restrictions on Umrah and Haj PilgrimsKhaleej Times31 hours ago

    DUBAI — No travel restrictions will be imposed on pilgrims heading for Umrah or Haj due to H1N1 (swine flu). This follows World Health Organisation (WHO) recommendations, the Ministry of Health said on Wednesday, adding that an awareness campaign for pilgrims will be launched soon.


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