A fear which an individual is worried about being seen and expressing their feelings. The past on this phobia can be trauma or past abuse - such as emotional, verbal or physical. Some events can also be a death of a loved one, having an accident or surviving a natural disaster. How you feel in this situation is rapid heartbeat, nausea, trembling, loss of control and excessive thoughts. You can try to calm yourself by trying mindfulness, mindfulness is a great way to calm yourself down when you are worried, stressed, upset or angry.
Person 1: What's the fear of when you fear of expressing your feelings?
Person 2: Oh! It's a hard one. Animotophobia!
Person 1: Thanks, but can you spell it and text it to me so I can spell it?
Person 2: Alright.
12 step recovery jargon referring to someone new who talks about how great life is, now that they'resober. Usually meaning that the person is out of touch with reality.
The new guy seems pretty happy for a dude who has no job, no money and no family. He must be on a pink cloud.