What is the fear of someone watching you called?

Scopophobia
Scopophobia
Scopophobia, scoptophobia, or ophthalmophobia is an anxiety disorder characterized by a morbid fear of being seen in public or stared at by others. Similar phobias include erythrophobia, the fear of blushing, and an epileptic's fear of being looked at, which may itself precipitate such an attack.
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is an excessive fear of being stared at. While it is not unusual to feel anxious or uncomfortable in situations where you're likely to be the center of attention — like performing or speaking publicly — scopophobia is more severe. It can feel as though you're being scrutinized.
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What is Athazagoraphobia?

Athazagoraphobia is a fear of forgetting someone or something, as well as a fear of being forgotten. For example, you or someone close to you may have anxiety or fear of developing Alzheimer's disease or memory loss. This might come from caring for someone with Alzheimer's disease or dementia.
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What is Anthrophobia?

Anthropophobia is the fear of people. It is not a formal clinical diagnosis. Many experts view the condition as a specific phobia. People with anthropophobia feel intense fear or anxiety at the thought of being around other people.
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Is scopophobia a mental illness?

Scopophobia isn't recognized in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition (DSM-5). However, it could be categorized under the diagnostic criteria for specific phobias, such as social anxiety disorder (SAD).
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What is a Glossophobia?

: fear of public speaking In anticipation of speaking in public, a person with glossophobia can experience a dry mouth, weak voice and uncontrollable body shaking.— Robert Malone.
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Why Do You Feel Like You're Being Watched?



Do I have scoptophobia?

Scopophobia is an excessive fear of being stared at. While it is not unusual to feel anxious or uncomfortable in situations where you're likely to be the center of attention — like performing or speaking publicly — scopophobia is more severe. It can feel as though you're being scrutinized.
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What causes Chronophobia?

What causes chronophobia? Healthcare providers believe chronophobia and other phobias result from a mix of environmental factors and genetics. Being incarcerated, having a terminal illness or surviving a traumatic event can lead to chronophobia.
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What is Dystychiphobia?

Dystychiphobia is a fear of accidents. With this specific phobia, you may feel anxious when you think about or see a place where you fear an accident may happen. Many people with this fear have had past traumatic experiences with accidents.
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What is Ophthalmophobia?

ophthalmophobia in British English

(ɒfˌθælməˈfəʊbɪə ) noun. the fear of being stared at.
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What is Pteromerhanophobia?

Pteromerhanophobia (or fear of flying)
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What is Ochlophobia mean?

Medical Definition of ochlophobia

: morbid fear of crowds.
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Do I have Amaxophobia?

Amaxophobia (also called hamaxophobia) makes you feel anxious or fearful when you drive or ride in a vehicle, such as a car, bus or plane. With it, you have a fear of driving and may also get anxious being a passenger. This fear can interfere with work, socializing and travel.
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What is Lilapsophobia?

Lilapsophobia is an unhealthy fear of tornadoes or hurricanes. Exposure therapy is the most common treatment. It can help lessen the impact of lilapsophobia on your daily life. Appointments 866.588.2264.
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What is Sarmassophobia?

If this sounds familiar, you might be suffering from sarmassophobia - a fear of dating and relationships - but if you're still not convinced, you might want to see if these 14 signs ring a bell.
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What phobias exist?

Common phobias include:
  • fear of spiders, or arachnophobia.
  • fear of flying in an airplane, or aviophobia.
  • fear of elevators, or elevatophobia.
  • fear of heights, or acrophobia.
  • fear of enclosed rooms, or claustrophobia.
  • fear of crowded public places, or agoraphobia.
  • fear of embarrassment, or katagelophobia.
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What triggers scopophobia?

Causes. Scoptophobia can often, though not always, be traced to traumatic events. Those who were bullied or made fun of may be at increased risk for this phobia. Many adolescents go through a phase of extreme self-consciousness which may include worries about being looked at.
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What is Megalophobia?

Megalophobia is a type of anxiety disorder in which a person experiences intense fear of large objects. A person with megalophobia experiences intense fear and anxiety when they think of or are around large objects such as large buildings, statues, animals and vehicles.
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What is Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia?

Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is one of the longest words in the dictionary — and, in an ironic twist, is the name for a fear of long words. Sesquipedalophobia is another term for the phobia. The American Psychiatric Association doesn't officially recognize this phobia.
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What is the weirdest phobia ever?

Top 10 Most Bizarre Phobias
  • Optophobia: Fear of opening one's eyes. ...
  • Chorophobia: Fear of dancing. ...
  • Geliophobia: Fear of laughter. ...
  • Heliphobia: Fear of sunlight. ...
  • Deipnophobia: Fear of dinner conversations. ...
  • Neophobia: Fear of new things. ...
  • Syngenesophobia: Fear of relatives. ...
  • Ablutophobia: Fear of washing and bathing.
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What's the rarest phobia in the world?

21 Rare and Weird Phobias You've Likely Never Heard Of
  1. Arachibutyrophobia (Fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of your mouth) ...
  2. Nomophobia (Fear of being without your mobile phone) ...
  3. Arithmophobia (Fear of numbers) ...
  4. Plutophobia (Fear of money) ...
  5. Xanthophobia (Fear of the color yellow) ...
  6. Ablutophobia (Fear of bathing)
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What is the most common phobia?

Arachnophobia – Arachnophobia is possibly the most well-known of all phobias. It is the fear of spiders, or arachnids. Estimates put arachnophobia at affecting roughly 1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men.
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Do I have trypophobia?

If you have trypophobia, you'll generally notice feelings of disgust and discomfort when looking at an object or surface with small clusters of holes or shapes that resemble holes.
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What is Aichmophobia?

Aichmophobia is an intense fear of sharp objects. It's a type of anxiety disorder. A person with aichmophobia experiences intense fear and anxiety when they are around sharp objects like scissors, knives, needles and pencils. They often avoid situations or places where sharp objects are involved.
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What are the scariest phobias?

Phobias: The ten most common fears people hold
  • Acrophobia: fear of heights. ...
  • Pteromerhanophobia: fear of flying. ...
  • Claustrophobia: fear of enclosed spaces. ...
  • Entomophobia: fear of insects. ...
  • Ophidiophobia: fear of snakes. ...
  • Cynophobia: fear of dogs. ...
  • Astraphobia: fear of storms. ...
  • Trypanophobia: fear of needles.
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Is Cacophobia rare?

Acrophobia is one of the most common phobias. Approximately 3% to 6% of people have acrophobia.
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