Amaxophobia

(H)amaxophobia - the fear of driving or riding in cars.
Amaxophobia is also spelled as Hamaxophobia in instances, but to make things easier, I will be referring to this fear as Amaxophobia.

Well, do I have a tale to tell you! This fear gave me so much to research and gave me so little in return! For the clear and simple reason that I do not want to spend several hours hurting my fingers to retell the tale in the long version, you must settle for the short version:
I spent a ton of time over my thanksgiving break attempting to figure out how amaxophobia develops, and I got next to nothing.

Amaxophobia is what sciencey people would refer to as an “isolated” phobia; that is a phobia not related to any social key factors. As far as many scientists whos’ works I researched can tell, amaxophobia can stem from genetics, trauma, or a number of less likely causes. From what I read, Amaxophobia is similar to PTSD, but the anxiety and stress and all that stem from this fear. By being in a car, someone who suffers from axaxophobia might feel any of numerous symptoms, these symptoms are created by the brain to dissuage the sufferer from being in that situation. Overall the most irritating thing to me about amaxophobia, is that there are no fancy ways to explain it; it stems from a traumatic experience in a car, probably as a child, or from genetics, but also a combo of both. One thing that I am glad about it that my research into Amaxophobia also sheds light on Ablutophobia. This is because both Ablutophobia and Amaxophobia are isolated phobias, that most commonly stem from a traumatic childhood experience, such as nearly drowning in the bath or being part of a car crash as a child.

As always, check out the rest of my blog, leave a like and a comment. Lastly, follow the blog please! There will be a special fear of the dark post when I have 10 followers, and if you are from cardsmith, dont forget to follow me over there too!
My Cardsmith: https://mtgcardsmith.com/user/Ranshi922
Amaxophobia: https://mtgcardsmith.com/view/amaxophobia?list=user
My Cardsmith Forum: https://forums.mtgcardsmith.com/discussion/3188/phobia-mtg-20-time#latest

Salvete Omnes! :)
Location: Tokyo, Japan

Comments

  1. UnknownDecember 1, 2017 at 11:07 AM

    Interesting! I think a lot of phobias are realted to past traumas, are they not?
    I think it would be useful if you added what the symptoms are, rather than just saying "symptoms."
    As for the card: 4 mana is steep. It's a sideboard card in standard at best, and no one plays vehicles anymore. I'd drop it to 1 or two mana instead.
    Templating:
    Enchanted creature can't attack as long as it's controller controls a vehicle.
    Enchanted creature can't crew vehicles.
    Love the art :P

    ReplyDelete
  2. RanshiDecember 1, 2017 at 11:26 AM

    Noah, that is a good point. While most phobias can be caused by traumatic past events, it is too large of a net. I prefer to think of that cause as a default, only to be used if necessary.
    I will lower the manacost when I get around to it, but I will keep the effect the same. This is because you fear getting in or driving the car, which is much more similar to attacking with the vehicle, rather than controlling it. Thanks for the feedback still.

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Agyrophobia

Image
Agyrophobia - the fear of crossing the street. ————————————————————————— WORD HISTORY: Agyrophobia, othwise known as Dromophobia, is the fear of crossing streets. Agyrophobia is derived from Phobos, the Greek god of fear and the Greek word for street, Agyro . Dromophobia is also derived from Phobos (all phobias are derived from him, so lets just take him for granted now), and from the the Greek word Dromo , or racecourse. ————————————————————————— A person with Agyrophobia has the incessant fear that if they cross a street, there will be harm done to them, whether by a car or by some other means. ————————————————————————— SYMPTOMS: The most common symptoms of Agyrophobia are: • Feelings of dread when presented with a situation or the thought of crossing road or intersection. •Automatic or uncontrollable muscle movements in responce to their fear. Most likely something of a fight or flight responce. • Rapid Heartbeat • Shortness of Breath • Trembling and Shaking • Extre...
Read more

Xenophobia

Image
Xenophobia is rather common, which to be honest is kinda sad. Xenophobia is one of the most common fears in the world. I do understand why Xenophobia is prevalent; the fear of strange or foreign concepts is hardwired into the brain and has been there before we fully evolved to be Homo Sapiens. It was a necessary fear and was crucial to our survival; if we weren’t dubious and afraid of things we didn’t know, we would’ve carelessly wandered into countless brutal deaths. This fear is no longer needed to survive each and every day, but it still exists. This hardwired fear is still more or less ubiquitous, because it hasn’t been that long since the point when this was survival necessary, at least on the scale of evolution. The human brain hasn’t had enough time to realize that this is no long relevant and that you don’t need this. A weaker form of xenophobia is hardwired into every human brain and has been since prehistoric times, but those with a fully fledged xenophobia are so overtaken ...
Read more

Ambulophobia

Image
Ambulophobia - Fear of Walking --------------------------------------------------------------------------- WORD FACTS: Ambulophobia is derived from the Latin word ambulō, ambulāre, ambulāvī, ambulatus/a/um , which means to walk. (Sorry that I put in all of the basic forms. I take Latin as a World Language and I know that one of the top of my head...) It is also derived from the Greek god of fear, Phobos. (Obviously.) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- SCIENCE: Ambulophobia typically doesn't manifest in early life, rather the older a person gets, the more likely they are to develop it and its symptoms. Sufferers typically will feel unsafe while walking and sometimes while standing up and will usually use a walking cane and sometimes confine themselves to a wheelchair. Ambulophobia is also closely related to Basophobia/Basiphobia & Statibasophobia/Stasiphobia, all of which pertain to the action of walking or standing. It also is ...
Read more