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Fear of the word 'ain't'. Wuophobia

Wuophobia is the fear of the word 'ain't'.

Treatment of Wuophobia

For many individual who are suffering from the word 'ain't' - Wuophobia. Don't always feel the need of treatment because they can just avoid the object of their fear. This gives people suffering from Wuophobia a feeling of control on the problem. But sometimes avoiding the word 'ain't' might not be possible or enough.

It is important for someone to always seek professional help when possible. This way you don't lose time and do a better job and understanding what is happening. With understanding you can next move on to overcoming your fear of the word 'ain't'.

While most phobias are curable, there is no single treatment available for all of them, or guaranteed to work. It strongly depends on the person suffering and severity in which that person is experiencing Wuophobia. There are cases that a combination of treatments might be more effective.

Please be advised that you should not take treatment on your own! Always consult with a doctor before hand. The treatments mentioned below are for informational purposes and not specific to Wuophobia. The treatments below are used on most phobia cases.

Talking Treatments for Wuophobia

Talking treatments or talking therapies, which include counselling, might be very effective at treating fear of the word 'ain't' or Wuophobia. Talking therapies are very laid back treatments and physically non intrusive which involve talking to a highly trained and proficient professional about your thoughts, feelings and behaviour. There are many different types of talking therapy, but they all aim to:

  • help you make sense of things and understand yourself better
  • give you a safe time and place to talk to someone who won't judge you

Talking therapies are in most cases the same as counselling, therapy, psychotherapy, psychological therapy, talking treatment. There is usually a very little difference between what's meant when talking about any of these.

(CBT) Cognitive behavioural therapy


For example when someone is experiencing Wuophobia. Through the help of Cognitive behavioural therapy you could identify if the fear and anxiety experienced from the word 'ain't' is an accurate depiction of reality. And if not working on ways to change that.



  1. antidepressants
  2. tranquillisers
  3. beta-blockers

Self-help with Wuophobia

One of the best ways to overcome any difficulty or be prepare if any might arise in life, is to take good care of oneself. Being able to know how to help yourself is vital not to just be able to control your fear of the word 'ain't', but also other phobias and anxieties before they get more severe.

Symptoms of Wuophobia

Phobias are to be taken seriously. If they aren't given proper attention and treatment, might start to limit the sufferers life. In some cases up to the degree of extreme anxiety and depression. Knowing how to manage thoughts and anxiety will not only help a person live or overcome the fear of the word 'ain't'. But also manage to live will all phobias in general.


Sometines, the people suffering from Wuophobia, which is a words phobia, try to avoid not only the exact objects (in this case the word 'ain't') or situations that trigger it but sometimes in severe cases the thought of those thing all together.

There have been a lot of cases in which an individual has develop a phobia from the word 'ain't' where they become fearful of experiencing anxiety itself because it would make them feel very uncomfortable in the moment they are in contact with any of those. Panic attacks can be very discomforting for the main reason that they are felt in a physical level. People experiencing panic attacks commonly feel a pounding heart, palpitations or accelerated heart rate.

A person doesn't necessarily need to be in a situation exposed to the word 'ain't' to experience Wuophobia. The brain doesn't have to be in that situation to experience the symptoms of panic. A persons brain is capable of creating a reaction to fearsome situations even when the subject is not actually in that situation.

People are different and so are all the types of phobias someone might suffer from. So the symptoms also vary strongly on the severity in which an individual is experiencing these fears. But generally speaking, words phobias and fears such as Wuophobia fall under the category of anxiety disorders. Meaning that a person can experience any if not all of the below mentioned physical and/or psychological symptoms.

Physical Symptoms


  • sweating
  • trembling
  • hot flushes or chills
  • shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
  • a choking sensation
  • rapid heartbeat (tachycardia)
  • pain or tightness in the chest
  • a sensation of butterflies in the stomach
  • nausea
  • headaches and dizziness
  • feeling faint
  • numbness or pins and needles
  • dry mouth
  • a need to go to the toilet
  • ringing in your ears
  • confusion or disorientation
  • hyperventilation
  • tightness in the chest/chest pain and difficulty breathing
  • rise in blood pressure

Psychological Symptoms

In some very severe cases, a person suffering a panic attack triggered from Wuophobia. Usually when exposed to its triggers such as the word 'ain't'. Can have one/or all of the following symptoms.

  • fear of losing control
  • fear of fainting
  • feelings of dread
  • fear of dying
  • fear of harm or illness
  • guilt, shame, self-blame
  • Withdrawing from others
  • Feeling sad or hopeless
  • Feeling disconnected
  • Confusion, difficulty concentrating
  • Anger, irritability, mood swings
  • anxiety and fear

On some very special cases, there may be people experiencing intertwined phobias. Or what may be called complex phobias. These can often have a detrimental effect on a person's everyday life and mental wellbeing. Because they may limit someones life so much that they become uncap-able of leading a normal personal and social life. Hence triggering a chain reaction of the above mentioned symptoms and lastly depression.

Posted in Words Phobias on Jan 26, 2021.

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