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What Causes Haphephobia?

-I seem to hate most people. Even people who would call me their friends.-I have this weird thing of touching things.. like if I touched one side of a table, I would want to touch the other side to like balance things out. This also happens in how objects are placed. I know it's weird.-I have really uncomfortable, panicky feelings quite a lot. Sometimes it's for no particular reason. -I get nervous and lack confidence when in a classroom with loads of people. You can probably guess.. I don't really like most of them so maybe that's why. -I crack my knuckles and play around with my hair too much. -In class it feels like I can't speak very loud.. like I'm too quiet but with friends at break/lunch, I'm loud.-I feel like I have these illnesses like, migraines, brain tumours, diabetes making me feel like I'm gonna die. -I feel really lonely a lot.. like I have no one to talk to. Does this all lead up to anything?
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I think, you have social phobia and haphephobia. In that case, you need both pharmaco-therapy and psychotherapy. In medicine, you can try antidepressant like paroxetine or benzodiazepine. In psychotherapy, you can try some relaxation exercise or exposure therapy. Better to consult a psychiatrist for proper management. In case, you need further help, you can ask.

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What Causes Haphephobia?

Hi Thanks for using healthcare magic I think, you have social phobia and haphephobia. In that case, you need both pharmaco-therapy and psychotherapy. In medicine, you can try antidepressant like paroxetine or benzodiazepine. In psychotherapy, you can try some relaxation exercise or exposure therapy. Better to consult a psychiatrist for proper management. In case, you need further help, you can ask. Thanks