F93: Emotional disorders with onset specific to childhood
F93.1: Phobic anxiety disorder of childhood
This fear is more exaggerated than in other people of your age.
Every life phase is accompanied by certain anxieties or worries. Children are often scared of the dark, for example. In your case, a particular fear is more exaggerated than in other people of your age. You have had this disorder since you were a child.
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