Anxious, windy Tuesday

[rainbow-yarn.livejournal.com]

autophoby

noun
Fear of one's self; fear of being egotistical.

The fear of referring to yourself. The fear of using the pronouns 'I' or 'me.'


http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/autophoby
http://www.brownielocks.com/words.html


I wouldn't describe myself as having autophoby, but certainly the last thing I want is for others to think I'm full of myself because I talk about myself too much.

Comments

[moombacorp.livejournal.com]

I like this word! :D

[prettygoodword.livejournal.com]

OTOH, I knwo people who put themselves down almost pathologically.I wouldn't have called it a fear, exactly, though.

---L.