chronophobia by altering different structures in memory and perception. Coping methods Relaxation techniques The aim of relaxation techniques is to decrease an individual's physical and psychological anxiety by increasing the individual's sense of calm. Muscle tension and an increased heart rate are physical responses to anxiety, and emotions are psychological responses to anxiety. Relaxation techniques bring an individual's attention to their breathing rhythm which can have a relaxing effect and decrease their chronophobia related anxiety. It also brings attention to their body which has them focusing on the present. Mindfulness techniques Mindfulness techniques can be useful in reducing one's anxiety of passing time because it refocuses one's attention on the present. Meditation is a practice that focuses on sensations, objects, feelings, thoughts and breathing techniques. Mindfulness meditation consists of two parts. First, one pays attention to the present and specifically focusing on one's feelings, thoughts, and sensations. Secondly, one accepts their thoughts and feelings without reaction or judgement before letting them go. The objective of mindfulness meditation is to reduce an individual's anxiety of passing time by refocusing their attention on their breathing and their 5 senses, both of which are neutral topics without emotional connections to chronophobia. Yoga is a combination of exercise and meditation and is often used within mindfulness meditation. Individuals focus on their breathing and balance as they move their bodies into different positions. Like mindfulness meditation yoga brings attention to one's thoughts, feelings and sensations. It promotes a healthy mental state in individual's with chronophobia related stress and anxiety by switching their focus to the exercises. Support groups A support group consists of several individuals facing a similar struggle, such as chronophobia, and a leader. Typically the support group is led by someone who is not currently struggling with the same problems as the other members. The goal of a support group is to overcome their shared problem, or if that is not possible, to find ways of coping with it. Within a chronophobia support group, members can offer and gain advice on how to cope with chronophobia. One also has the opportunity to share their experience and hear other individual's experience with chronophobia, which can help them not feel as alone in their struggle. Epidemiology Populations with a higher prevalence of chronophobia are prisoners, therefore also sometimes called “prison neurosis”. Elderly and also people facing a deathly illness who worry that they will soon