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Chero + phobia: The Clinical Fear of Fun and Joy

Did you know that parts of the population are clinically afraid of joy and happiness? Known as "cherophobia," this disorder derives its name from the Greek words "chero" and "phobia," meaning happiness and fear, respectively. Cherophobia causes sufferers to purposely avoid fun experiences and activities that invoke positive or pleasurable emotions. Sufferers often skip social events out of the fear that enjoying themselves will cause something terrible to happen. Cherophobia is generally triggered by experiencing a traumatic event in early childhood. The disorder is thought to be caused by a complex mixture of genetics, inherited traits, brain chemistry, and cultural factors.

歡樂恐懼症

你知道有部分人口在臨床診斷上是害怕歡樂和幸福的嗎？這種失調稱之為「歡樂恐懼症」，名稱起源於分別意為「快樂」與「害怕」的希臘文 chero 和 phobia。歡樂恐懼症會造成患者刻意避開有趣的經驗與引起正面或歡樂情緒的活動。患者因害怕讓自己開心會導致可怕的事情發生而時常不參加社交活動。歡樂恐懼症通常是由童年早期經歷的痛苦事件所引發的。此失調症被認為是遺傳學、遺傳性格、大腦化學與文化因素的複雜混和而造成的。