"For you fear of people is a thing of the past. In its place you are courageous, unconcerned, brave, dauntless[,] and self reassured. From now on, and more so over time, the intrepid outlook of your free spirit grows stronger and this incorrect fear fades away. You take normal precautions and nothing more."- UNK
Case A; in 1992 there was a 26-year-old, single, male college graduate and a company employee who had been taking excessive sick leave for one year. Case B; was a 25-year-old housewife who had been married for 3 years.
These two cases are fairly similar both have a phobia that is not very familiar. Anthrophobia, Anthropophobia, or Interpersonal Relation Phobia is the fear of people or society. Thanks to Computer Mediated Communication (CMC) these people and the other people that are affected by this phobia can connect to the outside world and get the things they need such as groceries, clothing, and even entertainment. Life has definitely been changed by this added advantage for these people. Thanks to the CMC the people that are affected by this phobia may live the most normal life available to them.
Reference:
Wen-Shing Tseng, Handbook of Cultural Psychiatry PP 239,240
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