30 August 2017

Athazagoraphobia

[ey-thaz-ag-or-uh-foh-bee-uh]

noun

– fear of being forgotten or ignored and fear of forgetting. Athazagoraphobia is considered to be a specific phobia and as with any phobia, the symptoms vary by person depending on their level of fear. The symptoms typically include extreme anxiety, dread and anything associated with panic such as shortness of breath, rapid breathing, irregular heartbeat, sweating, excessive sweating, nausea, dry mouth, nausea, inability to articulate words or sentences, dry mouth and shaking

http://common-phobias.com/athazagora/phobia.htm

Example

Sitting, waiting day after day with shaking hands and dry mouth for her reply in Messenger … has she forgotten me … I never thought I suffered athazagoraphobia until I felt panic from her delayed responses.

Anagram

Arabia Hath Zap Goo
Bazaar Hag Patio Oh
Airbag Aha Zap Hoot

Today’s quote

One of the secrets of life is that all that is really worth the doing is what we do for others.

– Lewis Carroll

On this day

30 August 580 – birth of Muhammad, prophet and founder of Islam.

30 August 1146 – European leaders optimistically outlaw the cross-bow with the belief that it will end war for evermore. The ban was flouted and cross-bows continued to be used until they were replaced by fire-arms in the 16th century.

30 August 2003 – Death of Charles Bronson, American actor. Born 3 November 1921 as Charles Dennis Buchinsky.