People with haphephobia have a fear of being touched. With haphephobia, human touch can be overpowering and even painful. In some cases, the fear is specific to only one gender, while in other cases ...

Haphephobia is an anxiety disorder characterized by a fear of being touched. Other names for haphephobia include chiraptophobia, aphenphosmphobia, and thixophobia. Being touched by strangers or ...

French doctors have noticed increased anxiety about catching the COVID-19 infection among their patients, especially women. Since the coronavirus outbreak four months ago, and the government's ...

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