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Do you have any phobia? (psychcentral.com)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Albin7326@suppo.fi to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
 

What is a phobia?

Phobias are persistent and intense fears of a particular:

object

person (like a doctor or clown)

situation

activity

If you have a phobia, you may experience severe anxiety and panic attacks when you’re:

exposed to the object or situation you’re fearful of

thinking about the thing you’re afraid of

anticipating an encounter with the item you’re scared of

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[–] OurTragicUniverse@kbin.social 17 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Scopophobia (the fear of beeing watched/seen) which has basically induced agoraphobia (fear of outside).

I'm an autistic woman though, so people watching me and assuming shitty things, puts me in a very real danger as I can't information process in real time, or efficiently talk out loud.

[–] eezeebee@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 year ago

TIL the name for this. I don't like being in public and the opportunity for anyone to observe me in any way. Love being outside, hate that there are other people out there.

[–] iamtrashman1312@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I was wondering if I'd see another agoraphobe in here

I don't really have anything else to add, been diagnosed for years and still workingonit