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: Physician Boissier de Sauvages (1763) first classified panophobia as a form of "groundless fear," often appearing as nocturnal terror.

It is important to distinguish panophobia from (sometimes used interchangeably). Historically, pantophobia was a 19th-century clinical term for a “fear of everything” as a symptom of severe anxiety or psychosis, while panophobia is often described as a vague, existential dread without a clear focal point. Modern psychiatry does not formally list either in the DSM-5; instead, such symptoms are typically classified under unspecified anxiety disorder or agoraphobia (fear of open or crowded spaces where escape might be hard). panophobia

If you or someone you know experiences debilitating, non-specific fear, consult a mental health professional. This article is for informational purposes and does not constitute medical advice. : Physician Boissier de Sauvages (1763) first classified

Someone experiencing panophobia would not necessarily run screaming from a harmless butterfly and a thunderstorm simultaneously. Instead, the condition manifests as: Modern psychiatry does not formally list either in

Panophobia rarely appears spontaneously. It is thought to arise from:

The term is derived from the Greek words pan or panto (meaning "all") and phobos (meaning "fear"). Historically, it was also linked to the Greek god , the deity of shepherds whose unexpected presence was said to cause "panic".