Astraphobia
雷电恐惧症
Astraphobia is a fear of thunder and lightning.
雷电恐惧症是对雷电的恐惧。
People with this phobia（恐惧症） experience overwhelming feelings of fear when they encounter such weather-related phenomena（现象）.
雷电恐惧症患者会在遇到这种天气状况时产生难以抑制的恐惧。
Symptoms of astraphobia are often similar to those of other phobias and include shaking, rapid heart rate, and increased respiration（呼吸）.
此类恐惧症的症状与别的恐惧症差不多，例如发抖、心率加快、呼吸急促等。
During a thunder or lightning storm, people with this disorder may go to great lengths to take shelter or hide from the weather event
在打雷或雷雨天的时候，患者会想尽办法寻找庇护或躲避起来，
such as hiding in bed under the covers or even ducking inside a closet or bathroom.
比如躲在床上蒙住脸或是钻进衣柜或浴室。
People with this phobia also tend to develop an excessive preoccupation with the weather.
雷电恐惧症患者更容易受到天气的影响。
They may spend a great deal of time each day tracking the local and national weather in order to know when any type of storm might take place.
他们可能每天花很多时间关注当地和国内的天气状况，以了解雷暴天气具体发生的时间。
In some instances, this phobia may even lead to agoraphobia（广场恐惧症） in which people are so afraid of encountering lightning or thunder that they are unable to leave their homes.
有一些情况下，雷电恐惧症还可能导致广场恐惧症，他们害怕遇到雷电而不愿离家。
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