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Uploaded by Ogreenworld Nov 24, 2010 at 11:12AM EST
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![Please read: A personal appeal from Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales Read Now From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Scopophobia or scoptophobia is the unreasonable fear of being seen or being stared at. A 1906 journal in what is callod now psychiatry writes:[1] Then, there is a fear of being seen and a shamefacedness, which one sees in asylums.<...>We called it scopophobia-a morbid dread of being seen. In minor degree, it is morbid shamefacedness, and the patient covers the face with his or her hands. In greater degree, the patient will shun the visitor and escape from his or her sight where this is possible. Scopophobia is more often manifest among women than among men. Later, on p. 285 scopophobia is defined as 'a fear of seeing people or being seen, especially of strange faces.1](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/084/452/jimmy-wales-wikipedia-appeal.png "jimmy-wales-wikipedia-appeal.png")
