You probably know that there are all kinds of phobias – but a helmetophobia? Yep, even that exists.

And as you guess, it’s the fear of wearing helmets. Which is really a paradoxical fear, because after all, wearing a helmet is something we do to protect ourselves, something that provides safety. Yet, some people are incredibly scared of wearing a helmet.

Oftentimes people are scared that a helmet might strangle them, or the feeling of pressure a helmet exerts on their head can cause them to panic. Some patients have described it as if their head is stuck in a clamp and about to be crushed.

It’s easy to overcome helmet phobia with the usual means of getting rid of phobias.

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