{"id":184500,"date":"2025-05-20T11:57:30","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T14:57:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiojai.com\/?p=184500"},"modified":"2025-05-20T11:57:30","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T14:57:30","slug":"las-fobias-pueden-ser-tontas-pero-dan-miedo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.radiojai.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/20\/184500\/las-fobias-pueden-ser-tontas-pero-dan-miedo\/","title":{"rendered":"Las fobias pueden ser tontas pero dan miedo"},"content":{"rendered":"

Miedos <\/span>irracionales <\/span>a <\/span>objetos, <\/span>personas <\/span>o <\/span>situaciones <\/span>pueden <\/span>transformarse <\/span>en <\/span>un <\/span>obst\u00e1culo <\/span>diario. <\/span>Qu\u00e9 <\/span>dicen <\/span>los <\/span>expertos <\/span>sobre <\/span>su <\/span>origen <\/span>neurol\u00f3gico, <\/span>sus <\/span>manifestaciones <\/span>m\u00e1s <\/span>comunes <\/span>y <\/span>las <\/span>claves <\/span>para <\/span>tratarlas <\/span>con <\/span>\u00e9xito.<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Las <\/span>fobias <\/span>son <\/span>mucho <\/span>m\u00e1s <\/span>que <\/span>simples <\/span>temores. <\/span>Se <\/span>trata <\/span>de <\/span>reacciones <\/span>intensas, <\/span>desproporcionadas <\/span>e <\/span>irracionales <\/span>ante <\/span>est\u00edmulos <\/span>espec\u00edficos <\/span>que <\/span>pueden <\/span>ir <\/span>desde <\/span>una <\/span>ara\u00f1a <\/span>hasta <\/span>la <\/span>idea <\/span>de <\/span>subir <\/span>a <\/span>un <\/span>ascensor. <\/span>Aunque <\/span>muchas <\/span>personas <\/span>conviven <\/span>con <\/span>estos <\/span>miedos <\/span>sin <\/span>buscar <\/span>ayuda, <\/span>su <\/span>impacto <\/span>puede <\/span>ser <\/span>significativo <\/span>si <\/span>interfieren <\/span>en <\/span>la <\/span>vida <\/span>cotidiana.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>El <\/span>miedo <\/span>es <\/span>un <\/span>mecanismo <\/span>de <\/span>defensa <\/span>\u00fatil, <\/span>pero <\/span>cuando <\/span>se <\/span>transforma <\/span>en <\/span>fobia, <\/span>pierde <\/span>su <\/span>valor <\/span>adaptativo <\/span>y <\/span>se <\/span>vuelve <\/span>incapacitante\u201d, <\/span>explica <\/span>el <\/span>neur\u00f3logo <\/span>y <\/span>profesor <\/span>Alfredo <\/span><\/strong>Firstenfeld<\/strong>. <\/span>En <\/span>una <\/span>entrevista <\/span>con<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Pensando <\/span>las <\/span>noticias<\/span><\/em>, <\/span>el <\/span>especialista <\/span>abord\u00f3 <\/span>con <\/span>claridad <\/span>cient\u00edfica <\/span>el <\/span>funcionamiento <\/span>neurol\u00f3gico <\/span>detr\u00e1s <\/span>de <\/span>estas <\/span>reacciones: <\/span>estructuras <\/span>cerebrales <\/span>como <\/span>la <\/span>corteza <\/span>frontal, <\/span>el <\/span>hipocampo <\/span>y <\/span>la <\/span>am\u00edgdala <\/span>se <\/span>activan <\/span>frente <\/span>a <\/span>situaciones <\/span>que <\/span>interpretan <\/span>como <\/span>amenazantes, <\/span>provocando <\/span>respuestas <\/span>f\u00edsicas <\/span>como <\/span>taquicardia, <\/span>sudoraci\u00f3n, <\/span>dilataci\u00f3n <\/span>pupilar <\/span>y <\/span>hasta <\/span>par\u00e1lisis.<\/span><\/p>\n

Entre <\/span>las <\/span>m\u00e1s <\/span>frecuentes <\/span>se <\/span>encuentran <\/span>la <\/span>claustrofobia (<\/span>miedo <\/span>a <\/span>espacios <\/span>cerrados), <\/span>agorafobia (<\/span>miedo <\/span>a <\/span>espacios <\/span>abiertos <\/span>o <\/span>multitudes), <\/span>zoofobia (<\/span>miedo <\/span>a <\/span>los <\/span>animales), <\/span>acrofobia (<\/span>miedo <\/span>a <\/span>las <\/span>alturas) <\/span>y <\/span>el <\/span>temor <\/span>a <\/span>volar. <\/span>Tambi\u00e9n <\/span>hay <\/span>otras <\/span>menos <\/span>visibilizadas, <\/span>como <\/span>el <\/span>miedo <\/span>a <\/span>hablar <\/span>en <\/span>p\u00fablico <\/span>o <\/span>a <\/span>consultar <\/span>al <\/span>m\u00e9dico. \u201c<\/span>Hay <\/span>quienes <\/span>estudian <\/span>medicina <\/span>para <\/span>superar <\/span>su <\/span>miedo <\/span>a <\/span>las <\/span>agujas\u201d, <\/span>comenta <\/span>Firstenfeld, <\/span>graficando <\/span>c\u00f3mo <\/span>algunas <\/span>personas <\/span>desarrollan <\/span>estrategias <\/span>extremas <\/span>para <\/span>enfrentar <\/span>sus <\/span>temores.<\/span><\/p>\n

El <\/span>origen <\/span>de <\/span>las <\/span>fobias <\/span>no <\/span>siempre <\/span>est\u00e1 <\/span>vinculado <\/span>a <\/span>una <\/span>experiencia <\/span>personal <\/span>directa. <\/span>En <\/span>muchos <\/span>casos, <\/span>pueden <\/span>ser <\/span>heredadas <\/span>como <\/span>parte <\/span>de <\/span>una <\/span>memoria <\/span>familiar. <\/span>El <\/span>doctor <\/span>relat\u00f3 <\/span>el <\/span>caso <\/span>de <\/span>un <\/span>colega <\/span>que <\/span>desarroll\u00f3 <\/span>p\u00e1nico <\/span>al <\/span>escuchar <\/span>ciertas <\/span>canciones <\/span>asociadas <\/span>con <\/span>la <\/span>huida <\/span>de <\/span>su <\/span>abuela <\/span>desde <\/span>Odessa. \u201c<\/span>Aunque <\/span>no <\/span>vivi\u00f3 <\/span>ese <\/span>trauma, <\/span>los <\/span>relatos <\/span>familiares <\/span>marcaron <\/span>su <\/span>estructura <\/span>emocional\u201d, <\/span>explic\u00f3. <\/span>Estas <\/span>memorias <\/span>heredadas <\/span>pueden <\/span>instalarse <\/span>en <\/span>el <\/span>inconsciente <\/span>y <\/span>generar <\/span>reacciones <\/span>dif\u00edciles <\/span>de <\/span>racionalizar.<\/span><\/p>\n

En <\/span>ocasiones, <\/span>las <\/span>fobias <\/span>pueden <\/span>desencadenar <\/span>ataques <\/span>de <\/span>p\u00e1nico, <\/span>episodios <\/span>s\u00fabitos <\/span>de <\/span>miedo <\/span>extremo <\/span>acompa\u00f1ados <\/span>de <\/span>s\u00edntomas <\/span>f\u00edsicos <\/span>intensos <\/span>y <\/span>una <\/span>sensaci\u00f3n <\/span>de <\/span>muerte <\/span>inminente. \u201c<\/span>Si <\/span>bien <\/span>no <\/span>siempre <\/span>est\u00e1n <\/span>relacionados, <\/span>ambos <\/span>comparten <\/span>mecanismos <\/span>fisiol\u00f3gicos <\/span>y <\/span>emocionales <\/span>que <\/span>deben <\/span>ser <\/span>tratados <\/span>con <\/span>seriedad\u201d, <\/span>subray\u00f3 <\/span>el <\/span>neur\u00f3logo.<\/span><\/p>\n

El <\/span>tratamiento <\/span>de <\/span>las <\/span>fobias <\/span>requiere <\/span>de <\/span>un <\/span>enfoque <\/span>interdisciplinario <\/span>que <\/span>incluya <\/span>psicoterapia, <\/span>ejercicios <\/span>de <\/span>control <\/span>emocional, <\/span>exposici\u00f3n <\/span>progresiva <\/span>y, <\/span>en <\/span>algunos <\/span>casos, <\/span>medicaci\u00f3n. \u201c<\/span>Evitar <\/span>el <\/span>problema <\/span>solo <\/span>lo <\/span>agrava. <\/span>Afrontarlo <\/span>con <\/span>coraje <\/span>y <\/span>apoyo <\/span>profesional <\/span>puede <\/span>cambiar <\/span>la <\/span>vida <\/span>de <\/span>una <\/span>persona\u201d, <\/span>concluy\u00f3 <\/span>Firstenfeld. <\/span>El <\/span>mensaje <\/span>final <\/span>del <\/span>especialista <\/span>es <\/span>claro: <\/span>las <\/span>fobias <\/span>no <\/span>deben <\/span>minimizarse, <\/span>pero <\/span>s\u00ed <\/span>pueden <\/span>superarse <\/span>con <\/span>acompa\u00f1amiento <\/span>y <\/span>compromiso.<\/span><\/p>\n

\n

Escuche la nota<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Miedos irracionales a objetos, personas o situaciones pueden transformarse en un obst\u00e1culo diario. Qu\u00e9 dicen los expertos sobre su origen neurol\u00f3gico, sus manifestaciones m\u00e1s comunes y las claves para tratarlas con \u00e9xito. Las fobias son mucho m\u00e1s que simples temores. Se trata de reacciones intensas, desproporcionadas e irracionales ante est\u00edmulos espec\u00edficos que pueden ir desde una ara\u00f1a hasta la idea de subir a un ascensor. Aunque muchas personas conviven con estos miedos sin buscar ayuda, su impacto puede ser significativo si interfieren en la vida cotidiana. \u201cEl miedo es un mecanismo de defensa \u00fatil, pero cuando se transforma en fobia, pierde su valor adaptativo y se vuelve incapacitante\u201d, explica el neur\u00f3logo y profesor Alfredo Firstenfeld. En una entrevista con\u00a0Pensando las noticias, el especialista abord\u00f3 con claridad cient\u00edfica el funcionamiento neurol\u00f3gico detr\u00e1s de estas reacciones: estructuras cerebrales como la corteza frontal, el hipocampo y la am\u00edgdala se activan frente a situaciones que interpretan como amenazantes, provocando respuestas f\u00edsicas como taquicardia, sudoraci\u00f3n, dilataci\u00f3n pupilar y hasta par\u00e1lisis. Entre las m\u00e1s frecuentes se encuentran la claustrofobia (miedo a espacios cerrados), agorafobia (miedo a espacios abiertos o multitudes), zoofobia (miedo a los animales), acrofobia (miedo a las alturas) y el temor a volar. Tambi\u00e9n …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":184506,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,11515],"tags":[19416],"class_list":["post-184500","post","type-post","status-publish","format-video","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ciencia-salud","category-salud-y-bienestar","tag-las-fobias-pueden-ser-tontas-pero-dan-miedo","post_format-post-format-video"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.radiojai.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/184500","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.radiojai.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.radiojai.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.radiojai.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.radiojai.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=184500"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.radiojai.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/184500\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.radiojai.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/184506"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.radiojai.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=184500"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.radiojai.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=184500"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.radiojai.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=184500"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}