by any other name

Aphenphosmphobia, Haphephobia, Haptephobia or Chiraptophobia etc:


Fear of touch:


The fear of being touched (also known as aphephobia, haphephobia, haphophobia, hapnophobia, haptephobia, haptophobia, thixophobia) is a rare specific phobia that involves the fear of touching or of being touched. It is an acute exaggeration of the normal tendencies to protect one's personal space, expressed as a fear of contamination or of the invasion, and extending even to people whom its suffRead More...

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Published on February 07, 2012 19:35
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