一進入醫生辦公室，血壓就會猛升；一想到檢查時的疼痛，心里就直哆嗦；一見到長長的針頭，恐懼就油然而生，甚至發生“暈針”。美國長島大學健康心理學研究員內森?康塞丁博士表示，多達20%的人患有“醫生恐懼癥”。

People have a fear of doctors for a variety of reasons. You may fear hearing "bad news" from the doctor. You may regularly experience a rise in blood pressure on visiting the doctor. You may be afraid of needles and the sight of blood.
人們害怕見到醫生的原因多種多樣，比如害怕從醫生那里聽到“壞消息”。可能你經常會見到醫生就血壓飆升，還可能會暈針或暈血。

Iatrophobia is a fear of going to the doctor. Fear of doctors or iatrophobia can ruin the quality of your life. Some of the common symptoms of this phobic condition include rapid breathing, sweating, feeling of dread, shortness of breath, nausea and irregular heartbeat.
害怕去看病，害怕見到醫生，這被稱為“醫生恐懼癥”。“醫生恐懼癥”有損生活質量。常見癥狀有：呼吸加速、出汗、畏懼、氣短、惡心、心跳不規律。

Iatrophobia may occur due to a traumatic experience of childhood. As a child, you may have seen people suffering from pain after an operation or injection. “醫生恐懼癥”有可能源于童年的創傷經歷。幼年時期 ，你也許見過人們在手術或注射針劑后疼痛的樣子。

Some do not like visiting hospitals because of the pungent smell of medicine. 也有人不想去醫院是因為不喜歡藥品的刺激性氣味。

What can you do to alleviate your condition of doctor phobia?
那么該如何緩解“醫生恐懼癥”呢？

You can participate in some effective biological classes. This will help you understand your physiological condition and also what the doctors have got to say about you.
可以參加一些有用的生物課程，幫助你了解生理知識，以及醫生必須和你交談的內容。

You must try to interact more with your doctor. This is surely going to make things simpler for you.
嘗試和醫生多溝通，這非常有效。

Your doctor is surely not your enemy. He is there to make you feel more relaxed and comfortable. Therefore, do not try to make things worse by not going to the doctor when you should.
醫生當然不是你的敵人，醫生會讓你更加放松和舒適。因此，當需要看醫生時，千萬不要耽擱。

（中國日報網英語點津 yaning 編輯）

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