Sometimes it’s very difficult to part with loved ones. But when even unfamiliar people become so close and breaking up with them is perceived too painfully, there is every reason to talk about autophobia - the fear of loneliness.
Such a vice as fear of loneliness negatively affects a person’s life. The disease can be expressed in obsessive thoughts, anxious sleep, as well as skin irritations and other unpleasant external consequences. Psychologists recommend that at the first appearance of anxiety about repeated thoughts about loneliness, consult a specialist. However, you can cope with an obsessive feeling of loneliness on your own.
Introspection
Experts note that often the fear of being left alone is deep in childhood. Like the hero of the movie "Alone at Home, " the baby begins to fear that he might be abducted and forever separated from his parents. The roots of this fear remain deep inside a person’s worldview and are preserved in communication with other people.
So, the fear of loneliness can appear during a break in relationships and even in the process of family life. A person suffering from fear of loneliness, painfully and anxiously perceives even the slightest disagreement and is ready to make any sacrifices if only to preserve, as it seems to him, a collapsing marriage.
And if anxieties in family life can be attributed to natural anxiety for one’s own social position and the safety of the cell of society, then when the same anxiety is caused by a break in friendly relations, measures should be taken. The fear of loneliness can lead to the fact that the opinion of even unfamiliar people becomes extremely important for the person suffering from this ailment. Hence, unreasonable behavior, increased excitability and general anxiety.