Anthrophobia

Anthrophobia

Anthrophobia, or Anthophobia (Greek: "antho", "flower" and φόβος, "phobos", "fear") is an abnormal or persistent fear of flowers. [ [http://phobialist.com/index.html#A- List of phobias] ] A person with anthrophobia may also be fearful of florists, wreaths, and bouquets. [ [http://www.anxietymatters.com/symptoms_of_anxiety/phobias/phobias/a/anthrophobia.htm What is anthrophobia?] ] Anthrophobia is a clinical phobia generally classified under specific phobias, fear of a single specific panic trigger. Symptoms can include breathlessness, dizziness, excessive sweating, nausea, dry mouth, feeling sick, shaking, heart palpitations, inability to speak or think clearly, a fear of becoming mad or losing control, a sensation of detachment from reality, or a full blown anxiety attack. [ [http://www.phobia-fear-release.com/anthrophobia.html Anthrophobia symptoms] ]

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