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Old Apr 08, 2018, 03:40 PM
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Cherophobia is the fear of being happy ? here are the signs you might have it | Markets Insider

While this challenge is not in the DSM, it's definitely something a person can struggle with and can be something that develops either in early childhood or when a person experiences trauma/traumas where something they created, loved, that made them happy is taken or destroyed. It's definitely one of the symptoms of PTSD.
phobia's including cherophobia is covered by the DSM5 short version it falls under the category of anxiety disorders and is part of the cover all heading of....specific phobia.

in other words on the files a treatment provider writes down something like Amanda louise has an anxiety disorder that is the specific phobia of (insert name of phobia)

there are literally thousands of "phobia's" that are covered by this, I have a few of my own that are not so common.

Im guessing for the APA to list every single one instead of having one coverall diagnostic label, where treatment providers write in the specific phobia, they would have had to write a whole new book for just phobia's.