Quote Originally Posted by glassgirlw View Post
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.
Quote Originally Posted by AntsyVee View Post
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.