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Since my depression, I have had a fear of crowds, eating around strangers in an intimate setting (not like at a restaurant).  I'm single and used to go to restaurants by myself, I can't bring myself to do that.  I've not been diagnosed with any phobia, I guess it's just being very uncomfortable and anxious.  I also have a fear of criticism from supervisors (ptsd type thing from former boss, I am guessing) and a fear of doing something wrong at work.   The latter has caused some real panic type feelings, hyperventalation, and needing to get away from work for a while (an hour or so).  However, these "fears" are unfounded where I work, they have always been pleasant when correcting my work and/or asking me to do something differently.  They have never criticized me, only compliments (which I also have difficutly accepting in a work environment.
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yep.  seems it be a symptom of mine as I swing towards depression ... OCD, GAD, claustrophobia, ... and once agoraphobia with a depressive episode that put me on sick leave for 3 months...
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There approximately 18 percent of U.S. adults that are diagnosed with a kind of a panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, broad anxiety disorder or phobias, such as a social phobia, agoraphobia, or a specific phobia, which embody common fears such as germs, elevators or heights.   Sylvie, Bilingual Health Educator

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