Coulrophobia
Perhaps you are born uncomfortable by clowns which is something kind of impossible, or maybe a friend or a family member expressed fright when encountering a clown entertainer at a child’s birthday party, or even seeing someone crying in front of a smiling clown trying to give a flower chapped balloon meaning n harm to that person. As ridiculous as the situation may sound, the fearful emotions are all too real. This is coulrophobia.
Well to me I have experienced an awful event with clowns and trust me in this you don’t want to try it. Most people find clowns entertaining, but there's definitely a group of people who find them creepy.
What is a coulrophobia?!!. coulrophobia is an irrational fear of clowns This is a very common type of phobia and it keeps the person that has it away from fun places, like county fairs, circuses, little birthday party, and theme parks. Some
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But a specific fear of clowns either comes because you had a dramatical moment with a clown in your childhood, or someone close to you taught you that clowns are scary and not fun to be around, or you had an anxiety attack when you were around clowns.
Dr. Dena Rabinowitz side that:
"There two things about clowns that makes people frightened. The first one is that some people rely on facial expressions to understand others. And clowns don't have facial expressions. Because It's all under makeup.The second thing is that people don’t usually trust a person who is always happy and smiley. the fear of clowns actually is part of a more general fear of masked creatures.". a person suffering from the fear of clowns as much as it seem humorous from an outside perspective may experience severe panic attacks in these types of situations. Other symptoms include:
• Trembling
• Sweating
• Increased heart rate
• Pins and Needles