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There does not appear to be a scientific name to describe the fear of being thin. However, many people have overcome eating disorders with appropriate medical treatment. If you feel this fear is affecting your life and your happiness, please see a doctor about addressing your fear.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 15y agoThe technical terms for fear of gaining or being overweight are : Pocrescophobia or Pocresophobia Obesophobia
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∙ 15y agoObesophobia- Fear of gaining weight.(Pocrescophobia)
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∙ 14y agoThe fear of eating is Sitophobia or Sitiophobia.
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∙ 7y agoNeophobia is fear of food and sitoclaustrohygrolygoclithrophobia is fear of being hungry while locked in a dark, gloomy, damp, enclosed, small place.
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∙ 12y agoFeatherophobia..........fear of loosing weight and becoming like feather
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∙ 14y agoPocrescophobia or Obesophobia
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∙ 14y agoObesophobia
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∙ 13y agoObesophobia
Or Pocrescophobia.
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Fear of losing someone you love?
Thantophobia - The Phobia of losing someone you love
Name for fear of being embarrassed?
Agoraphobia: The Fear of Embarrassment or Losing Control
What is the fear of losing one shoe?
it would be fear if youre not wearing shoes you will get splinters
What is the phobia for losing best friend?
friendiapobia-fear of not having or loosing a best friend.
What is the fear of losing friends called?
Friendiaphobia is the fear of not having or losing a friend. (It is likely not an actual phobia, but more of a cultural reference.) One's fear of losing friends or relationships in general could potentially be linked to the following concepts: * Rejections Patterns * Abandonment Issues * Anxiety
What is the correct phobia term for the fear of losing personal possessions or other things?
This isn't a specific fear of losing something, but Athazagoraphobia is fear of forgetting something. If you forgot where you put it, it's lost!
Is there a phobia name for the fear of losing teeth?
dentapathophobia: denta = teeth patho = disease phobia = fear it's the closest i could come up with Fear of losing teeth is very common, it is also a common dream and is usually associated with a fear of aging and becoming old.
What is the phobia of getting your weight checked?
The fear of getting your weight checked is called Pocrescophobia.
What is the phobia for losing love?
I would think that fear of losing love is a big part of being afraid to be in love or fall in love. == ==
Phobia of losing someone you love?
There is no official name for this fear, although it may be known unofficially as separation phobia or brokenhearteditis. It can also be associated with eremophobia or eremiphobia-- the fear of loneliness or of being by oneself.
What phobia is the fear of dental surgery?
The name of the phobia related to the fear of dental surgery is Odontophobia. See Web Links for a list of all phobias and their names
What exaggerated fear of a specific situation?
The irrational fear is called a phobia; the experience or object that triggers a phobia could be called a phobic experience or object.
