Why has no one heard of it, know someone who does or just generally know about it?



When someone was S* at my house with a bunch of friends there I ran
into my room with my fingers in my ears my eyes shut (well I had them
half open when I was running!) crying and curled into a ball on my
bead. My friend who was new to my school was totally shocked...as I
would have been too. She had never seen me like that. Other friends
were discretely aware that I hated V* more than most because I'd shut
my eyes and hold on to their arm to make them walk me past S* on the
ground in town or would express moments of anxiety when someone said
they feltl S*. But I guess this was the first time she had seen this
part of me and she started crying too before I'd even explained. At the
time I didn't know it was an actual phobia with a name, and def not
that it was fifth most common. So my Q is why does no one even know
anyone who knows someone that is has this fear? It would sure help If
people didn't think I was a complete headcase![img]smileys/smilies_12.gif[/img]