Titles of specific phobias

I need help. Why do I need help here? How do phobias occur?

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I mean the fear of being alone (with the exception of being alone, in a person that is being single

and other

people) but there are many other words similar to

this. The person has two senses at worst and the fear of loneliness is the worse one. Would you use “autophobia” as second meaning?

Is it normal for people to be scared of being alone? If taken to mean literally, it could mean irrational fear of being oneself and is associated with self-hatred. Who’s a better person? Phobia Source.

From Greek autophobia, “self” (see autophoby), “fear of self”, 1844

(as autophoby), from Greek -phobia, fear of that oneself, denoted “self” Related: “Alexigenic; autophobe. Online Etymology Dictionary

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Is agnosiophobia actually real? What plays have this name, apparently about a man who has a fear of not knowing? Night Terror

Winner: AGNOSIOPHOBIA Written by Jason Gray Platt and based on a play by Giuseppe Giacosa Directed by Rachel Karp Featuring Matt Stango, Marlowe Holden, Jack Gilbert, and Ellie Phillips A man’s curiosity threatens to destroy his family. Can a man ignore who he loves?

The Flea; bold emphasis mine)

While the word might catch up, the word might only narrate if the only argument for using it might be considering

it the opposite of gnosiophobia, the

fear of knowledge.

Answered on March 30, 2021.
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I mean the fear of being alone (with the exception of being alone, in a person that is being single

and other

people) but there are many other words similar to

this. The person has two senses at worst and the fear of loneliness is the worse one. Would you use “autophobia” as second meaning?

Is it normal for people to be scared of being alone? If taken to mean literally, it could mean irrational fear of being oneself and is associated with self-hatred. Who’s a better person? Phobia Source.

From Greek autophobia, “self” (see autophoby), “fear of self”, 1844

(as autophoby), from Greek -phobia, fear of that oneself, denoted “self” Related: “Alexigenic; autophobe. Online Etymology Dictionary

Was I wrong?

Is agnosiophobia actually real? What plays have this name, apparently about a man who has a fear of not knowing? Night Terror

Winner: AGNOSIOPHOBIA Written by Jason Gray Platt and based on a play by Giuseppe Giacosa Directed by Rachel Karp Featuring Matt Stango, Marlowe Holden, Jack Gilbert, and Ellie Phillips A man’s curiosity threatens to destroy his family. Can a man ignore who he loves?

The Flea; bold emphasis mine)

While the word might catch up, the word might only narrate if the only argument for using it might be considering

it the opposite of gnosiophobia, the

fear of knowledge.

Answered on March 30, 2021.
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