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Fear and Health

other words, they would prefer to pretend that they aren’t sick rather than risk hearing the truth that they are. On the other hand, some people react in the opposite way—they are so afraid of being sick that they start thinking that every little cough or muscle ache is the end of the world. Fear of Doctors. With their white coats and technical language, doctors themselves make some people very anxious. Other people are okay with doctors but are afraid of dentists or mental health providers. All these folks can be intimidating because they know about all kinds of things that we don’t. We worry that they will judge us for unhealthy things that we do. Also, doctors make

Some people are so afraid of getting sick that they avoid other people who are.