Mirrors
Eisoptrophobia: An abnormal and persistent fear of mirrors. Sufferers experience undue anxiety even though they realize their fear is irrational. Because their fear often is grounded in superstitions, they may worry that breaking a mirror will bring bad luck or that looking into a mirror will put them in contact with a supernatural world inside the glass.
Mirrors and other reflective surfaces have long been associated with the strange or the bizarre. For example, in Greek mythology, Narcissus fell in love with his own image reflected in the water of a fountain. He thought he was seeing the image of a beautiful nymph. Unable to embrace or call forth the image, he pined away and was eventually transformed into a flower. In The Picture of Dorian Gray, a novel by Oscar Wilde, a portrait of a handsome young man begins to deteriorate, reflecting the corruption of the man's inner being. The portrait becomes a mirror reflecting the state of the young man's soul. The man eventually commits murder and suicide.
"Eisoptrophobia" is derived from the Greek "eis" (into) and "optikos" (vision, image, sight). Other English words derived from "optikos" include "optic" (relating to vision) and "optician," a technician who designs eyeglasses according to a prescription.
Whats your opinions?
you got that right Alexa...and here in Europe it is even worse as there is more flesh on display on people wearing clothes several sizes too tight. Urk.
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I always seem to have been stalked by some handsome guy who always mimic every move I do whenever I pass by any mirrors. LOL
"Everything in this book may be wrong." Illusions: The Adventures of The Reluctant Messiah by Richard Bach
I have a fear of mirrors. They always seem to distort my beauty :O(
we both? FranElizabeth and I need help... who will help us? please raise your hands... just hands...
You both sound like you need help!
If you don't then we don't tell you teacher.
Whoa- it's ok... I really don't want to know...
Out of here.
Something extremely interesting.. Lisa will tell you in a minute...
is there something weird going on here, girls?!
I have a phobia of looking in the mirrors in the Villagio toilets. They would make anyone look like a Moors Murderer:)
People here volunteer to help you in any way they can. The way they try to help you is more interesting than....
I am not looking for help
I just thought it was interesting :)
phobias by definition are irrtional... Trying to understand the root of these dilisions is a job for the therapist. I am suprised to read that the source is more commonly superstition and not some version of self loathing or agoraphobia. Looking for help on QL just makes it look like you want attention. Most people are embarrased of these things and woudl seek help privatly... im skeptical, sounds like something else to me...
Unless you are a complete emotionless asshole ofcourse.
like me ;)
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in "the picture of dorian gray", oscar wilde did say the story of a young man whose pptrait revealed his deeds while his appearance remained the same. i gues in reality our actions & souls tend to show in our eyes. for eample if we do anything wrong, the constant worry & guilt shows.
Lisa, Do you remember we talked about it for hours and hours last summer? Why are you making this public now?