Astraphobia Astraphobia Astraphobia, also known as astrapophobia, brontophobia, keraunophobia, or tonitrophobia is an abnormal fear of thunder and lightning, a type of specific phobia. It is a treatable phobia that both humans and animals can develop. The term astraphobia is composed of the words ἀστραπή (astrape; lightning) and φόβος (phobos; fear). A person with astraphobia will often feel anxious during a thunderstorm even when they understand that the threat to them is minimal. Some symptoms are those accompanied with many phobias, such as trembling, crying, sweating, panicked reactions, the sudden feeling of using the bathroom, nausea, the feeling of dread, insertion
Fear Itself (The Outer Limits) Fear Itself (The Outer Limits) "Fear Itself" is an episode of "The Outer Limits" television show. It was first broadcast on April 10, 1998, during the fourth season. For as long as he can remember, Bernard Selden (Arye Gross) has been haunted by a paralyzing fear, which began when he was 6, and set a fire that killed his four-year-old sister. Dr. Adam Pike (Jeffrey DeMunn) has hope for a cure. He has diagnosed Bernard's condition and believes that if he can isolate the part of the brain responsible for fear, the amygdala, he can cure him. The series of