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Envelopaphobia

The fear of opening letters. Often the case when a person is inundated with unaffordable bills arriving in the post/mail
You have a pile of unopened rent bills hidden in the draw. I believe you’re suffering with envelopaphobia.

The thought of my tax bill arriving in the post is making me envelopaphobic.

How long would you say you’ve been suffering with envelopaphobiaism?
Envelopaphobia by Katrirobell March 4, 2019
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Envelopaphobia

The fear of opening letters. Commonly the case when a person has experienced or experiencing a period of time when they fear unaffordable bills arriving in the mail and so end up significantly delaying the opening of a letter or discarding of it unopened all together. ENVELOPAPHOBIA, ENVELPAPHOBIC
My tax bill has just been posted and I’m feeling envelopaphobic. Could you open it for me?

I’ve been too scared to open a single letter posted. I think I have envelopaphobia.
Envelopaphobia by Katrirobell March 4, 2019
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