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RubyRae · Apr 09, 2018, 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Open Eyes

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.

Thanks for posting,I have never heard that term before.When reading though

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. "Ultimately, it's a feeling of complete hopelessness, which leads to feeling anxious or wary of taking part in, or actively doing things, that promote happiness as you feel that it will not last,"

I recognized feeling that way in childhood,for sure.

Not so much now but I guess I still do to a small degree.