What are the causes of dystychiphobia?

What are the causes of dystychiphobia?

Potential dystychiphobia causes include:

• Past traumatic experience: People who have been in a serious accident may develop dystychiphobia. You’re also at risk if a friend or family member has been injured or dies in an accident. In these instances, there may be a link between dystychiphobia and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
• Family history: Your risk of having dystychiphobia increases if you have a parent or close relative with a phobic disorder or anxiety disorder. A gene mutation (change) may make you more anxious than others.
• Modeling: Seeing a person with dystychiphobia or listening to someone talk about their fear of accidents can cause you to have the same phobia.
• Learned responses: Having a parent or family member who teaches you to fear accidents may lead to dystychiphobia.