Social anxiety, fear of public speaking, fear of embarrassment — social phobias can be profoundly limiting. Discover the neuroscience behind social fear and pathways to recovery.
SocialSocial Phobia
Also known as Social Anxiety Disorder, this is the fear of social situations where one might be judged, embarrassed, or humiliated. It is the third most common mental health condition globally.
SocialGlossophobia
The fear of public speaking — the single most commonly reported fear in the world, more feared than death by many survey respondents.
SocialXenophobia
The fear or dislike of people from other countries or cultures. While often discussed in political contexts, clinical xenophobia is a genuine anxiety disorder characterized by intense fear of foreigners or the unfamiliar.
SocialScopophobia
The fear of being watched or stared at. A component of social anxiety, scopophobia can make everyday activities — eating in public, walking down a street — feel like performances under constant scrutiny.
SocialPhilophobia
The fear of falling in love or emotional attachment. Philophobia often develops after heartbreak or abandonment and can prevent people from forming meaningful relationships.
SocialAllodoxaphobia
Fear of opinions.
SocialAnthropophobia
Fear of people or society.
SocialAphenphosmphobia
Fear of being touched.
SocialAutophobia
Fear of being alone.
SocialCatagelophobia
Fear of being ridiculed.
SocialCatoptrophobia
Fear of mirrors.
SocialDecidophobia
Fear of making decisions.
SocialDoxophobia
Fear of expressing opinions.
SocialDystychiphobia
Fear of accidents.
SocialEnosiophobia
Fear of having committed an unpardonable sin.
SocialErgophobia
Fear of work.
SocialErotophobia
Fear of sexual love.
SocialGelotophobia
Fear of being laughed at.
SocialGynophobia
Fear of women.
SocialHaphephobia
Fear of being touched.
SocialKoinoniphobia
Fear of rooms full of people.
SocialLalophobia
Fear of speaking.
SocialMonophobia
Fear of being alone.
SocialOchophobia
Fear of crowds.
SocialOphthalmophobia
Fear of being stared at.
SocialPeniaphobia
Fear of poverty.
SocialSociophobia
Fear of social situations.
SocialTelephonophobia
Fear of making or receiving phone calls.
SocialAndrophobia
Fear of men.
SocialGamophobia
Fear of marriage.
SocialPentheraphobia
Fear of mother-in-law.
SocialEphebiphobia
Fear of teenagers.
SocialPedophobia
Fear of children.
SocialSyngenesophobia
Fear of relatives.
SocialAgraphobia
Fear of sexual abuse.
SocialCaligynephobia (variant)
Fear of beautiful women (variant).
Understand Your Fears
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