[center]Tonitrophobia - Fear of thunder, Phobia of thunder, Thunder fear, Thunder phobia.

Tonitrophobia is an intense fear of thunder or thunderstorms. It can also be known as any of the following: Astraphobia or Astrapophobia, Brontophobia, Ceraunophobia or Keraunophobia.

Tonitro and Tonitru are Latin prefixes that mean thunder. Bronto is a Greek prefix that also means thunder.

We’ve all been through a bad thunderstorm before. They can be scary for everyone, but for those who suffer from tonitrophobia it can be a nightmare. A thunderstorm can make someone suffering with this phobia feel emotionally and physically sick and suffer from high levels of anxiety.

Exact or precise cause of a phobia like tonitrophobia is not yet ascertained actually, even up to the present. But according to some studies, the cause of tonitrophobia can be linked to some brain functions that may have become irregular or some brain chemicals that may have become imbalanced. Similarly, it can also be linked to some traumatic or tragic events or experiences that have happened previously.

Possible treatments that sufferers of tonitrophobia could actually try would normally include therapies and medications.

Typically, therapies are medication-free, but because they do not suppress or alleviate symptoms, they are then used along with some potent drugs. However, though could really be effective if used with drugs, the patient still have to be careful as the side effects or withdrawal effects entailed can really be severe and serious, at times even fatal.

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