panophobia
Fearing all things
Panophobia is an excessive, irrational fear of everything—a generalized state of dread without a specific object.
Unlike phobias targeting particular things (heights, spiders, crowds), panophobia is unfocused anxiety that attaches to whatever presents itself: Her panophobia made ordinary decisions paralyzing.
The term appears more in literary and philosophical contexts than clinical ones.
Persistent apprehensive distress
- dreadIntense anticipatory fear
- terrorExtreme, overwhelming fear
- apprehensionNervous anticipation of trouble
- hypervigilanceHeightened threat sensitivity
palpitations · sweating · insomnia · restlessness · tension · nervousness · jitters · edginess
Lacking sound judgment
- generalizedMade widely applicable
- pervasivePresent throughout, inescapable
- omnipresentExisting everywhere at once
- nonspecificNot clearly defined
diffuse · free-floating · anticipatory · hyperarousal · sensitization · conditioning · maladaptive · pathological
Solidified by extreme cold
- overwhelmedDefeated by sheer volume
- immobilizedMade unable to move
- helplessUnable to act independently
- petrifiedSolidified or fear-paralyzed
incapacitated · powerless · stuck · rooted · stunned · shutdown · avoidant · housebound
Dread of dreading
- thanatophobiaDread of perishing
- autophobiaFear of being alone
- monophobiaFear of being alone
- neophobiaAversion to new things
Curative mental treatment
- CBTPsychological treatment abbreviation
- desensitizationReduced response over time
- medicationTherapeutic substance for illness
- anxiolyticsDrugs reducing pathological worry
counseling · psychiatry · mindfulness · EMDR · psychotherapy
anxiety
Persistent apprehensive distress
- dreadIntense anticipatory fear
- terrorExtreme, overwhelming fear
- apprehensionNervous anticipation of trouble
hypervigilance · palpitations · sweating · insomnia · restlessness · tension · nervousness · jitters · edginess · overthinking
irrational
Lacking sound judgment
- generalizedMade widely applicable
- pervasivePresent throughout, inescapable
- omnipresentExisting everywhere at once
nonspecific · diffuse · free-floating · anticipatory · hyperarousal · sensitization · conditioning · maladaptive · pathological · disordered
frozen
Solidified by extreme cold
- overwhelmedDefeated by sheer volume
- immobilizedMade unable to move
- helplessUnable to act independently
petrified · incapacitated · powerless · stuck · rooted · stunned · shutdown · avoidant · housebound · withdrawn
phobophobia
Dread of dreading
- thanatophobiaDread of perishing
- autophobiaFear of being alone
- monophobiaFear of being alone
therapy
Curative mental treatment
- CBTPsychological treatment abbreviation
- desensitizationReduced response over time
- medicationTherapeutic substance for illness
anxiolytics · counseling · psychiatry · mindfulness · EMDR · psychotherapy
panophobiamonophobia
Fear of being alone
arachnophobia · claustrophobia · acrophobia · agoraphobia · social phobia
panophobiafearlessness
Complete lack of dread
courage · intrepidity · bravery · dauntlessness · boldness
panic, pan, phobia, xenophobia, agoraphobia, acrophobia, hydrophobia