Has there ever been any research into "fiduciphobia", which I believe
would be a proper term?

I beliveve that such an affiction exists, and it prevents sufferers
from doing their best financially.

Like other well known phobias, it can be brought on from an actual
traumatic experinece or be there from an early age for reasons
unknown.

I would like to know how others feel about this.

Clearly there is also "fiduciphilia", or the love of money.
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I think it's a real ailment (is brainwashing an ailment?), and I think
it's brought on by all that church learnin'. You know, the stuff
about a camel fitting thru the eye of a needle easier than a rich man
will get to heaven. And money's the root of all evil. Yeah, I know
it's really supposed to be love of money, but that's not what many
people hear. I know there's more religious stuff, much of it
church-specific, touting the evil of riches. All of it designed to
get people to tithe.

On Sun, 20 Jun 2004 14:29:26 -0500, richardsfault
<richard1-nospam@richardsfault.com> wrote:
Has there ever been any research into "fiduciphobia", which I believewould be a proper term?I beliveve that such an affiction exists, and it prevents sufferersfrom doing their best financially.Like other well known phobias, it can be brought on from an actualtraumatic experinece or be there from an early age for reasonsunknown.I would like to know how others feel about this.Clearly there is also "fiduciphilia", or the love of money.

Your message reminded me of "agoraphobia", literally, "fear of the
market place".

This is one definition........

(quote)

Agoraphobia.

Agoraphobia is the fear of being in situations in which a person
cannot get help or escape. Often this involves a fear of crossing or
being in open or public places, particularly if they tend to be
crowded. Some examples include stores, churches, elevators or just a
busy street.

People with agoraphobia usually avoid the situations they fear,
sometimes to the extent that they do not leave their own house except
when accompanied by a family member or friend, if they leave at all.
This disorder can be highly detrimental to normal day-to-day
activities.

(end quote)

I tend to be fearful of having and spending money; one of the reasons
is that there are so many charlatans and shysters out there who will
do *anything* to their hands on it.

Seems to me that at one time there was a very definite chasm between
the economic and the social spheres of life, but it's been rapidly
closing in recent years.

I have begun telling people that if you don't respect the money in my
pocket - which is an extension of who I am, then you don't respect
me!

Respecting others is one of the foundations of CIVILization.
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DSL!~