What is cherophobia?
Cherophobia is the fear of gaiety, happiness, joyfulness or rejoicing. The origin of the word chero is Greek (meaning to rejoice; gaiety or happiness) and phobia is Greek (meaning fear).
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42 Comments
Patrick McWilliams
Puritanism is said to be the fear that someone else may be happy.
scottlarock
what a terrible thing...there are enough crabby people as it is without some of them actually being sick...
Rob Bowman
Mother in law finally has a diagnosis
Don Racette
Ian Swindale We dogs enjoy all phases of our life.
Ian Swindale
Good heavens they must lead a very weird life
lady draggon
Was this even reviewed - a very short answer with little explanation
JRW
Say cheerio to Cherophobia
SmartyPlayer
The grinch and 0scar the grouch, suffered from this.
mainjim
I thought it was an aversion to Sonny Bono's former wife!
jimrooks
Patrick McWilliams, Puritanism is a "my way or the highway" belief in God which is why it went the way of the Dodo!...Whatever church you attend should be SCRIPTURAL & speak to you! If it's not Scriptural it's a waste of time & if it doesn't speak to you you'll lose interest!...THOSE are my criteria for choosing a church!
ktldg
Irma Rivera, I agree
When something good happens I always feel like the reason is because something bad is coming.
Maybe I have this phobia but it never disappoints so maybe it's not a fear at all.
I take it more karma can't be happy cause bad things happen
David Coe
Sounds like my first wife...
Decky0179
Seems like the whole world is suffering from that these days
ninakamwene
I had no idea that people actually prefer misery, wow! I thought it was the fear of cherries that I love dearly..yummy. I going to have some right now.
Char
Ray Reason, being happy is wonderful even if it ends next week. If not for happiness how would we ever know sadness. The old saying better to have loved than not too for the joy you would never know if you didn't bother to be happy or in love..
Char
Ian Swindale, I feel sorry for them
Char
Ilias Tsiabardas, not to me never heard of it
Char
Kodi06, scared its going to end I guess. Myself even if its going to end I'll take happy for a bit
deborahpmercer
I think I may have a mild form of it, at least an aversion to people who say "cheer up, it may never happen"!
james parrillo
Ray Reason, I hope you can be pleased with things, any little thing. Happiness is not mandatory for living. Being basically content with life, without forsaking any goals, would be better overall, I think. I hope you have been content in these past four years. Thank you for playing. Christine, James' wife