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Ochlophobia and demophobia are terms for types of social phobia or social anxiety disorder whose sufferers have a fear of crowds. Sufferers may offer various rationalizations of the phobia, such as the fear being trampled in a crowd, getting a deadly disease from people within the crowd, getting lost in the crowd, or feeling insignificant when surrounded by a crowd.
People who are shy and introverted are most likely to experience ochlophobia. But not all introverted people have anxiety problems. Ochlophobic people are often unable to handle situations involving parties, going to theaters, going to movie theaters, going to sports games, or going to the mall.
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