Apparently there is a word for this “ephebiphobia” but I figured no one would know what that means. :p
Anyway, I have this fear of teenagers. Especially when they are in their school uniforms or in big groups. I always fear they are going to shout something and make fun of me as soon as they see me.
I know this stems from the fact that I was bullied and teased a lot in school, but don't you think I would have gotten over it by now? Since I left high school, there has never been one single occasion since where something like this has happened, and yet I still have this irrational fear.
I was bullied by a couple of kids when I was 19-20 and worked in retail but that was the last time I have been bullied by teenagers. Yet whenever I come across them in public anywhere today, they still make me feel nervous and uncomfortable. It makes me feel pathetic that kids a decade or more younger than me can make me feel this way. What do I do to get over this? And does anyone else feel similar?
Anyway, I have this fear of teenagers. Especially when they are in their school uniforms or in big groups. I always fear they are going to shout something and make fun of me as soon as they see me.
I know this stems from the fact that I was bullied and teased a lot in school, but don't you think I would have gotten over it by now? Since I left high school, there has never been one single occasion since where something like this has happened, and yet I still have this irrational fear.
I was bullied by a couple of kids when I was 19-20 and worked in retail but that was the last time I have been bullied by teenagers. Yet whenever I come across them in public anywhere today, they still make me feel nervous and uncomfortable. It makes me feel pathetic that kids a decade or more younger than me can make me feel this way. What do I do to get over this? And does anyone else feel similar?
via Social Anxiety Forum http://www.socialanxietysupport.com/forum/f26/i-have-teenager-phobia-259402/
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