mayapuppies Posted April 19, 2012 Report Share Posted April 19, 2012 Hello all, I'm trying to figure out if there is an actual phobia concerning the fear of being grabbed/smothered/entangled. It's not quite Claustrophobia as they race in question is perfectly fine in enclosed spaces, however, they breathe through oxygen absorption through their skin and so have an inherent fear of having their "skin" covered adn thus being asphyxiated. Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Posted April 19, 2012 Report Share Posted April 19, 2012 Re: Fear of being entangled/smothered/grabbed Hello all, I'm trying to figure out if there is an actual phobia concerning[...] The answer is yes. Humans are quite adapt at developing fears. If your question is if this is common and distinctive enough to have a specific name (and be not just counted as a form of Claustrophobia) or what it's latin name is, I have no idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayapuppies Posted April 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2012 Re: Fear of being entangled/smothered/grabbed The answer is yes. Humans are quite adapt at developing fears. If your question is if this is common and distinctive enough to have a specific name (and be not just counted as a form of Claustrophobia) or what it's latin name is, I have no idea. Yeah, the latter... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Posted April 19, 2012 Report Share Posted April 19, 2012 Re: Fear of being entangled/smothered/grabbed Yeah, the latter... It's noted on the Wikipedia that Claustrophobia is a mxi up of "Fear of Suffocation" and "Fear of Resctirction". But you can have either alone. Trying to feed "Fear of Resctirction" into google Translater gave no really usefull result and a little google search seems to indicate that there is no specific Latin Name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayapuppies Posted April 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2012 Re: Fear of being entangled/smothered/grabbed Gracias Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhd Posted April 19, 2012 Report Share Posted April 19, 2012 Re: Fear of being entangled/smothered/grabbed This Wikipedia article sounds like a good fit, and gives a whole bunch of names. It's mostly concerned about being touched by other people, though. Still, yours sounds similar enough that you could at least lift one of the names, unlikely that someone will complain. Vestiphobia, the fear of garments, is another issue entirely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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