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Looks like we have an official treatment program for the anti's among us:
http://www.changethatsrightnow.com/problem_detail.asp?SDID=212:1603
"What is Hoplophobia?
Defined as "a persistent, abnormal, and unwarranted fear of firearms", each year this surprisingly common phobia causes countless people needless distress."
"What is the cause of Hoplophobia?
Like all fears and phobias, hoplophobia is created by the unconscious mind as a protective mechanism. At some point in your past, there was likely an event linking firearms and emotional trauma. Whilst the original catalyst may have been a real-life scare of some kind, the condition can also be triggered by myriad, benign events like movies, TV, or perhaps seeing someone else experience trauma.
But so long as the negative association is powerful enough, the unconscious mind thinks: "Ahh, this whole thing is very dangerous. How do I keep myself from getting in this kind of situation again? I know, I'll attach terrible feelings to firearms, that way I'll steer clear in future and so be safe." Just like that hoplophobia is born. Attaching emotions to situations is one of the primary ways that humans learn. Sometimes we just get the wiring wrong.
The actual phobia manifests itself in different ways. Some sufferers experience it almost all the time, others just in response to direct stimuli. Everyone has their own unique formula for when and how to feel bad."
Today the Internet, tomorrow DSM-IV.
http://www.changethatsrightnow.com/problem_detail.asp?SDID=212:1603
"What is Hoplophobia?
Defined as "a persistent, abnormal, and unwarranted fear of firearms", each year this surprisingly common phobia causes countless people needless distress."
"What is the cause of Hoplophobia?
Like all fears and phobias, hoplophobia is created by the unconscious mind as a protective mechanism. At some point in your past, there was likely an event linking firearms and emotional trauma. Whilst the original catalyst may have been a real-life scare of some kind, the condition can also be triggered by myriad, benign events like movies, TV, or perhaps seeing someone else experience trauma.
But so long as the negative association is powerful enough, the unconscious mind thinks: "Ahh, this whole thing is very dangerous. How do I keep myself from getting in this kind of situation again? I know, I'll attach terrible feelings to firearms, that way I'll steer clear in future and so be safe." Just like that hoplophobia is born. Attaching emotions to situations is one of the primary ways that humans learn. Sometimes we just get the wiring wrong.
The actual phobia manifests itself in different ways. Some sufferers experience it almost all the time, others just in response to direct stimuli. Everyone has their own unique formula for when and how to feel bad."
Today the Internet, tomorrow DSM-IV.
seems fishy to me.
