basophobia
noun 2
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noun
1
Inability to walk or stand erect, due to emotional causes.
In basophobia the patient by a sort of auto-suggestion persuades himself that it is impossible to stand upon his legs.
Although not diagnosed with basophobia, the clinical term for this fear, Bourgeois made it a major theme in her art. For example, the Personages of 1947-9 are unable to stand on their own […]
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Fear of falling
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