anthropophobia
Dread of others
Anthropophobia is an intense fear of people or human company.
Unlike social anxiety, which centers on judgment or embarrassment, anthropophobia involves dread of people themselves—their presence, proximity, or interaction.
The condition can lead to severe isolation: Her anthropophobia made even grocery shopping unbearable.
Intense anticipatory fear
- fearEmotional response to threat
- terrorExtreme, overwhelming fear
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- uneaseMild persistent worry
apprehension · distress · overwhelm · worry · trepidation · alarm · horror · paranoia
Fear of public spaces
- demophobiaFear of crowds
- sociophobiaFear of social interaction
- glossophobiaFear of orating
- autophobiaFear of being alone
State of being alone
- seclusionVoluntary withdrawal from society
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- reclusivenessState of avoiding society
- hermitageSecluded religious dwelling
aloneness · loneliness · detachment · retreat · hideaway · avoidance · housebound · shut-in
Involuntary shaking motion
- sweatingMoisture through pores
- palpitationsAwareness of abnormal heartbeat
- hyperventilationAbnormally rapid respiration
- panicUncontrollable sudden fear
nervousness · restlessness · fidgeting · agitation · tension · nausea · blushing · avoidance
Assembled multitudes
- strangersPeople unknown to you
- gatheringsOccasions of congregating
- partiesOrganized social gatherings
- meetingsOrganized group assemblies
conversations · networking · small-talk · confrontation · intimacy · scrutiny · judgment · rejection
Curative mental treatment
- exposureState of being unprotected
- CBTPsychological treatment abbreviation
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
- desensitizationReduced response over time
psychotherapy · medication · anxiolytics · coping · mindfulness · psychiatrist · intervention · relaxation
dread
Intense anticipatory fear
- fearEmotional response to threat
- terrorExtreme, overwhelming fear
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
unease · apprehension · distress · overwhelm · worry · trepidation · alarm · horror · paranoia · misgiving
agoraphobia
Fear of public spaces
- demophobiaFear of crowds
- sociophobiaFear of social interaction
- glossophobiaFear of orating
solitude
State of being alone
- seclusionVoluntary withdrawal from society
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- reclusivenessState of avoiding society
hermitage · aloneness · loneliness · detachment · retreat · hideaway · avoidance · housebound · shut-in · recluse
trembling
Involuntary shaking motion
- sweatingMoisture through pores
- palpitationsAwareness of abnormal heartbeat
- hyperventilationAbnormally rapid respiration
panic · nervousness · restlessness · fidgeting · agitation · tension · nausea · blushing · avoidance · freezing
crowds
Assembled multitudes
- strangersPeople unknown to you
- gatheringsOccasions of congregating
- partiesOrganized social gatherings
meetings · conversations · networking · small-talk · confrontation · intimacy · scrutiny · judgment · rejection · interaction
therapy
Curative mental treatment
- exposureState of being unprotected
- CBTPsychological treatment abbreviation
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
desensitization · psychotherapy · medication · anxiolytics · coping · mindfulness · psychiatrist · intervention · relaxation · self-help
anthropophobiagregariousness
Love of being social
extroversion · social butterfly · philanthropy · humanitarianism · sociability
phobia, xenophobia, anthropology, anthropoid, anthropomorphic, hydrophobia