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| + | [[File:Red.jpg|thumb|222x222px]][https://wiki-phobia.com/erythrophobia-overcome-anxiety-of-blushing/ Erythrophobia] in psychiatry refers to the phobia of blushing, the haunting fear of blushing in public. |
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| + | Unlike emotional blushing, very common and linked to a surprise effect, the shame of feeling inferior and the fear of the look or the judgment of others causes this phobia. |
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| − | '''Erythrophobia''' (from Greek ''erythros'', "red") (also known as '''erytophobia''' or '''ereuthophobia''') is fear of the color red. This color phobia is common because red is the symbolic color of danger, bad, or embarrassment. It is also the fear of blushing, due to embarrassment. Suffers of erythrophobia may also suffer from [[hemophobia]] since red is the color of blood. |
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| + | The tendency towards excessive blushing generally appears from childhood. Different factors can then cause it to develop into a phobia of blushing related to: |
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| + | * The family: parents themselves uncomfortable in society. |
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| − | Erythrophobes may avoid encountering red things, especially not choosing sex. Sufferers will not eat red apples, cherries, tomatoes, ketchup, strawberries, or anything red. |
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| + | * The environment: enduring mockery. |
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| + | * Fragile self-esteem: you generally get inferior from a limited vulnerability. |
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| + | * etc. |
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Revision as of 15:08, 11 March 2020
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Erythrophobia in psychiatry refers to the phobia of blushing, the haunting fear of blushing in public.
Unlike emotional blushing, very common and linked to a surprise effect, the shame of feeling inferior and the fear of the look or the judgment of others causes this phobia. The tendency towards excessive blushing generally appears from childhood. Different factors can then cause it to develop into a phobia of blushing related to:
- The family: parents themselves uncomfortable in society.
- The environment: enduring mockery.
- Fragile self-esteem: you generally get inferior from a limited vulnerability.
- etc.
| Color phobias |
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| Erythrophobia (fear of red) · Cyanophobia (fear of blue) · Xanthophobia (fear of yellow) · Prasinophobia (fear of green) · Chrysophobia (fear of orange) · Porphyrophobia (fear of purple) · Rhodophobia (fear of pink) · Kastanophobia (fear of brown) · Tyrkouphobia (fear of turquoise) · Persicophobia (fear of peach) · Glaucophobia (fear of gray) · Melanophobia (fear of black) · Leukophobia (fear of white) |