Pyrophobi Abnormal Fear Of Fire

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Pyrophobia

Have you ever wondered what is pyrophobia? Pyrophobia is an abnormal fear of fire(Dictionary.com). If you have heard of pyrophobia and wonder what are its causes, symptoms, and treatments are keep on reading. Pyrophobia will be explained as you keep reading. Pyrophobia has many causes and is accompanied by severe symptoms; However, there is treatment available for the condition.

There are many causes of pyrophobia that will be explained. The biggest cause of pyrophobia is basic survival instinct. Another cause of pyrophobia is having defense mechanism to avoid fire. The final cause of pyrophobia is a traumatic experience in early childhood involving fire.

Pyrophobia has many symptoms as do other conditions or diseases such as

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