fear of men

i have an unexplained fear of men, i get very anxious when im around them and when they touch me i feel as though i must rip the skin from my body in that area. i am not a victim of rape or sexual abuse that i know of and this phobia prevents me from doing many day to day activities.

Hello Romex: I'm sorry you are having this difficulty. I don't know if you are seeing a therapist. But, if not, that may be something you'll need to consider as a way of figuring out what is causing you to feel the way you do & what you can do about it. There is a therapy called Exposure Therapy which may be appropriate for this type of circumstance. California therapist Kati Morton, who uploads mental health related videos onto her YouTube channel, has a video on Exposure Therapy. Watching it may be of some interest to you:



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Maybe you have a bad experience in the past that you forget about it but its afected you its still present in your subconstient mind