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need help but I am scared of help

autismtwo

Does anyone else experience a fear of assistance by people, especially strangers in uncontrol situations. It is as if the rescuer is the predator. People freak me out !

The best way I can describe this,, is say a rescue dog found you but you were afraid of dogs ? So any scenerio which involves a dog (aka people in my case) becomes a huge issue.

It is a social phobia or PEOPLE presence phobia but underpinned by my Autism and life experiences.

Does anyone else have a fear of what pretends to be humanrace out there ?

Seems there is a condition called anthropophobia which means fear of humans.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthropophobia

  • Smile thanks for your comments, it is good to know I am not alone in this issue, thank you

  • I find people a real stress. I avoid most people, more so if I there are other factors stressing me out (filling my cup). However I also need solitude and thats theraputic. I find people a bit of a blank. I don't know how its going to go in a small shop so I avoid going in. I prefer not to ask for help. I try and do things on my own with the help of research on the net. This can make me very stressed if it is something I am finding hard or very challenging. Generally I find it very hard with people.

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  • I don't have social phobia in the sense of being worried about what people think of me, but all my life I have found it really difficult to approach anyone for help, especially illness. I had recurrent ear infections as a child and the first thing my parents knew of it, since I was very little, was when my eardrums burst. I just couldn't / wouldn't communicate I was unwell.

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    Not sure if this is going to make any sense but I have issues with asking for help, not sure if this is linked to my issues with people and social stuff or because of past experiences - all the "help" I've asked for seems to have been detrimental in some way. i understand the rescuer is predator bit but cannot find ways of descibing it or why it happens. 

  • I have this sometimes. When I am in physical pain, I keep it to myself for as long as possible. I fear telling people because I worry that they will overwhelm me with attention and emotion. This is partly why I fear getting ill.