Nostophobia
Nostophobia (also known as ecophobia) is an abnormal fear or dislike of returning home.[1] It is considered to be the opposite state of Nostalgia.[2][3] This fear may not always be caused by the home itself, and shame is the main culprit. This fear is commonly experienced by people who served in the military, and were injured. Another fear trigger is family violence.
See also
- Oikophobia – fear of home itself
- List of phobias
References
- ↑ Karpe, Richard, and Isidore Schnap "Nostopathy-A Study of Pathogenic Homecoming." American Journal of Psychiatry 109.1 (1952): 46-51.
- ↑ Bakke-Hansen, Martin (Mar 5, 2015). "Nostalgia and Nostophobia: Emotional Memory in Joseph Roth and Herta Muller". In Devika Sharma. Structures of Feeling: Affectivity and the Study of Culture. Walter de Gruyter. pp. 116–123. ISBN 9783110369519.
- ↑ Tovey, Philip, and Jon Adams. "Nostalgic and nostophobic referencing and the authentication of nurses’ use of complementary therapies." Social Science & Medicine 56.7 (2003): 1469-1480.