Ep. 02: Fear of Cheer and Happiness. "Cherophobia". It's a Real Thing.

Yes, it's really a thing. Cherophobia is the Fear of being happy. Why would anyone be afraid to be happy?Cherophobia is not recognized as an official diagnosis in the DSM-V, but it is something recognized as falling under an anxiety disorder. Sometimes people are afraid to allow themselves to be "happy" or experience joy because they fear something bad will happen. This can happen to people who grew up around mental illness, domestic abuse, chemical dependency, or alcoholism. Every day, waiting for the other shoe to drop. Just when things were going well, something bad was bound to happen. They didn't want to allow themselves to get to comfortable in feeling joy or happiness, only to have it ripped away. *** Hello! My name is Leslie Reyes, and I'm the author of the indieBRAG award-winning Amazon best-seller, "The Zen of Learning to Ride a Motorcycle: How I Faced My Fears, Shifted Gears, and Found Healing from Anxiety, Codependency, and Depression." I have worked as a psychiatric and chemical dependency nurse, yoga teacher, and I'm also a motorcycle enthusiast.I have seen mental illness up close, first as the daughter of a schizophrenic mother and later through my own personal mental health struggles. This is a podcast about mental health, neurodiversity, and changing our perspective when life brings us challenges, in order to heal and thrive!(This podcast is not a substitute for professional mental health care or autism treatment from a psychologist or doctor).Website: www.lesliereyesauthor.comBuy my book: www.amazon.comThank you for joining me!