Fear of strangers

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Avatar n tn My 3.5 year old granddaughter is afraid of entering rooms with a lot of people (not strangers), she will hide her eyes and not socialize at all. She also hides when she thinks someone will call attention to her (i.e. a party had a pinata, she hid because she didn't want anyone to clap when she tried to break it). She also has just recently stopped kissing (acknowledging) her grandfathers and uncles. She can totally ignore them and not look at them.
1320677 tn?1305757368 I somehow feel very close to each of you because you were all there throughout my pregnancy. One of the most important times of my life. but truly we are all strangers to eachother lol I think we should share a Lil bit of eachother before we meet.
Avatar m tn HI i always have a fear of getting infected through open cuts in my body.I reconfirm my hands many times before getting things from others so i will always avoid to get things directly from someone's hand as i always have a fear what if that other persons have an open cut & what if incase that person is infected by HIV.For this reason i always wont touch any strangers or get any things directly from anyone.
Avatar m tn - I stayed overnight with the two strangers for (in total) 4 times. We had contacts in the genital area (by hand or by other part of body) but no oral/anal sex. I did not dare to do that in fear of possible disease. But still, I did not know pre-cum fluid can still pose a risk. We had long-time contact during each of the 4 night. I am totally lost now. I cannot afford to have a HIV test (because terrible fear for the result..
Avatar f tn I have suffered with social anxiety most of my life, it started when I was in school, I would hate it if I had to answer a question in class knowing everyone would focus on me or I would feel nervous even surrounded by a group of friends for fear of being judged on what I’d say, so I then became known as the “quiet girl”.
Avatar f tn My 21/2 years old is very shy and scared of strangers. She was social person until she turn 2. She is only comfortable with me or her dad. She goes to preschool; the teacher told us she is very quite. She never say a word to her teacher but she does good in activities. I am so worried because every time when when we take her to park she doesn't want to play unless we are next to her. She doesn't feel safe even with our family and close friends.
Avatar m tn A few days ago, when I was climbing the mountain was a plant prick bleeding, I was in front and a few strangers,fear of thorns above the left in front of the hiv blood.
Avatar n tn Even at times, says he feels something in his throat. He has always had extreme fears. Fear of strangers. Needs me to check the door to make sure it is locked at night. Fear of the dark. I have older children and his fears seem far from normal. I am concerned that he is developing a major eating disorder because of his fears. Please advise. This seems to of gotten worse. My husband and I just had to close our business and are going thorough a divorce.
Avatar n tn My 3.5 year old son has several fears that really impact him and us as his parents. He is afraid of loud noises such as fireworks even if they are at a great distance. He will hold his hands over his head and not look up. He is afraid of fire in a fireplace or at a hibachi grill to the point where he will hide under the table covering his ears. He doesn't seem to like the feeling of heat on his face. He is also afraid of loud noises such as fire alrams, etc.
Avatar f tn Ok, why do people feel the need to tell me I look tired? It's like biatxh I don't know you. And its from women not men. I'm just going to say well you look really old, or ugly or whatever is the case. Im freaking sick of it. I'll be 11 weeks on Friday and I'm sick of being upset and not saying anything rude and mean back. Like seriously why do they feel the need to comment on how I look?
Avatar f tn Is this introversion or are people really being invasive? I get tired of complete strangers making comments to me about looking like I'm ready, asking about when the baby is due to start a conversation (but why?), making offhand remarks like "oh thats why you look tired," etc. What do you all do? I have never been the type to comment on someone's pregnancy so what is it in someone's nature makes them do this? I want to understand better so I'm not so annoyed.
595125 tn?1219834270 What you descrive is a panic attack when you have this intense fear, then you become afraid of the fear and so on until it becomes a vicious circle. You came to the right place! You should browze a lot of these threads as you will quickly see that you are not alone in your fear and anxiety and you will perhaps learn from how others have coped with it.
Avatar m tn I have heard of this. It is a fear of strange people watching you eat. People can fear alot of different unrealistic things. I am afraid of spiders. Even little ones and ones that cannot hurt me even if they tried. I do my best to stay away from places that spiders are likely to be. That's just how I handle it. I think you need a different approach. Try sitting in a corner table, or a section with very few people in it. Sit with your back to strangers.
572651 tn?1530999357 Oh my Lulu, I bet you where in a panic to say the least.. I would have been... My wedding rings are the same ones I got 30 years ago when we said our I do's.. I'm pretty sure they would laugh at me if I asked to insure them...haha... One thing I do know is what they mean to me could never be replaced... I'm so happy for you and yes, GOD bless the wonderful person who found them...
Avatar m tn As BeeFree stated, it is very normal to feel anxious when we have to speak in front of a group of strangers. I'm sure that most people feel anxiety to some extent when put in that position. There are self-help books available that will teach you many tips and tricks to deal with this anxiety. If possible, take a Public Speaking class.........I did and it was the best thing I'd done for myself at that time.
Avatar n tn But from past year or so, things have gone out of control. These days i m afraid of going out, and spend most of the weekends just sitting at home and weekday working late in the night. I am always worried that i would get in fight with someone and i always think that people somehow notice me even if i m in a crowd and hence i become point of attention all the time. I have had couple of fights in my previous life and as a kid too but they never used to bother me until now.
Avatar m tn About two months i got what i think was a cold sore on my lip for the first time in my life. After doing research on it i found out it can be caused by a herpes virus. when i saw the word herpes i completely freaked out. since two months ago I've pretty much obsessively been looking at my lips and googling symptoms trying to figure out if i do have herpes or not since i am not sure and haven't gone to a doctor to get tested.
Avatar f tn I am 25 weeks. I work in retail as a supervisor. Since I am showing more now, I have more people asking me questions like how far along I am, what's the sex of my baby, is it my first child, etc. At times I think it's inappropriate to ask so many personal questions. Am I wrong?
Avatar f tn ve had issues with panic in the past it sounds like you have developed Agoraphobia.....fear of open/public places. Your home becomes your "safe place". Your difficult surgery may be contributing to this and therapy would be a big help. You should seek help from a Psychiatrist who can refer you to the proper therapist and prescribe medication to help you get through this time. I hope this helps and best wishes.
Avatar m tn hi there, so i was reading some other posts here and i just got back from a club in gay pride parade. i am a male and i went to the back room of a club and this removed my clothes, where this guy came and jerked me off (i did not cum) and squeezed my bum.
Avatar n tn But from past year or so, things have gone out of control. These days i m afraid of going out, and spend most of the weekends just sitting at home and weekday working late in the night. I am always worried that i would get in fight with someone and i always think that people somehow notice me even if i m in a crowd and hence i become point of attention all the time. I have had couple of fights in my previous life and as a kid too but they never used to bother me until now.
Avatar f tn There is no way you are going to get pregnant using a restroom. How old are you and how long has this fear of pregnancy been going on? Do you see a psychologist?
Avatar f tn s an embarassing problem to present to total strangers. I also have a strong fear of misdiagnosis from bored, assuming doctors and would rather self treat if possible. Suggestions?
Avatar f tn hii!! This sounds weird. I have this extreme fear of catching HIV. Sometimes my mind build up stories as to how I would have contracted it. I am not engaged at all in any risky activities. The fear arises from unusual situations. Latest is I fear that I would have drank or washed my eyes with toilet bowl water. The toilet is used only by me and my husband only very few times some friends may have used it. My concern is whether the toilet bowl water has HIV in it?
Avatar m tn Ok my ex lied to me since the very beginning, my fear is mostly of the thought itself, meaning I get panicky because Im thinking this way and deep inside I know it isnt true.. Ive been panicking about being paranoid since a month now, and after I learned my ex was lying to me since 7 months about everything between us I started supposing extreme things like what if even had a different job and wanted to do me harm too since I only saw lies eventually.
1770029 tn?1325802355 Hello all, I have not posted here in a while because I simply have not had any "exposures"....until today. it is finals week (one of the WORST times to be stricken with fear about HIV), so this is extremely difficult. Today when i was leaving the library, I felt a ***** on my hand as I was opening the door. I did not think much of it (I was more focused on getting in bed and sleeping) but later on today, I realized my skin was peeling, kind of like a paper cut.
Avatar f tn From what I have learned in psychology the best way to deal with these fears is to not run away everyone you feel scared but to try and keep fighting them, in example after I got back from Iraq I was scared to talk to people, strangers, or even be in a public place without feeling I was going to pass out or something, I never ran out of the store because of the fear I fought through the racing heart and anxiety the weird feelings and got through time after time.
Avatar m tn Why do some cats who are afraid of strangers freak out when they see you coming outside and run away when they're at the window like you're a stranger but when you come in they're just fine and not afraid of you?