What Is Gymnophobia?
Gymnophobia (from Greek “gymnos“, naked and “phobos“, fear) is a fear of nudity. Gymnophobics experience anxiety from nudity, even if they realize their fear is irrational. They may worry either of being nude or of seeing another person’s naked body part or both. Their fear may stem from a general anxiety about sexuality, from a fear that they are physically inferior, or from a fear that their nakedness leaves them exposed and unprotected.
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