Cynophobia Essay

We often hear that dogs are “man’s best friend.” I love dogs, but there are people who cannot be around dogs without panicking. Do you think that dogs are scary? If you have a fear of dogs, then you might have cynophobia. It can be hard to be around a dog if you have it because it can cause rapid breathing. A fear of dogs can also cause you to have sleeping problems.

What causes it is they are afraid of being bit or scratched. So they just have a fear of dog instead of taking changes. They just think that they would be safer if they just stay away from them. If they go around them they might be to scared to go 30 feet away from a dog. If a dog get out when they are around they will go to a house to ask them to come in to get away from it. At least 36% of people have a fear of dogs. It has been around for a long time. I do not have a fear of dog, myself I actually love dog’s.

When you have it to get over it you can go to physical therapy. Another way is to learn how to lower stress. If they see a dog they start to panic and run the other way. Some of the people can watch dog video’s, but they can not be around an actual dog. Danny suffer from cynophobia when he was little a dog jumped on him and he has been battling it.He suffer from walking to school with intense stress and interfered with his daily life. Because they are dog on every street on the way to school.

They need to learn to lower stress in their everyday life. If they don’t they can not get over this fear. Another thing they can do to help them get over it is they can go to physical therapy.