Anyone else scared to be alone at home? Because I have health anxiety and think that I'm dying from something daily, I've developed a fear of being home alone. I'm scared that I'd have a heart attack, a stroke, or pulmonary embolism and no one will be here to help me and won't get to the hospital in time. My fear of being home alone is also because I have a young son who is autistic and worry if something happened to me , he would be alone to fend for himself. I tried to find what type of phobia it's called to be afraid to be alone at home but can't seem to find the answer. It'seems a horrible fear. I'm always in edge when I'm byou myself and I feel helpless a lot of times.