Phobias

Anthropophobia (or ‘anthrophobia’) is an often temporary social phobia, typically involving fear of crowds, eye contact, and receiving judgment from others. It’s defined as a “fear of people” and is common among 13-18-year-olds, for whom the slightest social contact can quickly seem insurmountable.  Similarly to other specific phobias, we characterize anthropophobia as an intense fear … Read more

Nosophobia (or pathophobia) is the fear of disease. This phobia is more common among men than it is among women. In general, nosophobes are afraid of contracting specific diseases – namely sexually transmitted infections (STIs), cancer, cardiovascular diseases, MS (multiple sclerosis). How do you better understand nosophobia? Nosophobia (or pathophobia) is the fear of contracting … Read more