Re: Thanatophobia (fear of death) forum
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Originally Posted by
glassgirlw
I know that Gelotophobia is the fear of being laughed at. I suppose it would somewhat qualify there. Atychiphobia is more a social anxiety phobia - like a fear of failure type thing.
I knew those psych classes would come in handy someday. :roflmao:
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Originally Posted by
AntsyVee
Yes, like social anxiety, I'd think. But at the root of it, are people with social anxiety afraid of dying alone? Being ostracized until they die? I don't know, I don't have it.
Yes, there must be tons to consider. Some on here have created threads about a fear of blushing. Such phobias seem more connected to low self esteem, lack of confidence, etc to me.