While it is understandable that most people have a natural tendency to feel uncomfortable with their own aging and mortality, there are a few in the crowd who are horrified by the natural process to the point of having a phobia. The phobia where people are terrified of aging is called gerascophobia. Though, to say it is simply a fear of growing old can be a little deceiving. Gerascophobia is perhaps more the fear of what can happen to a person when they grow old. It could mean a loss of independence they value, the wrinkles they will develop, the loss of hair (mostly in the case of men), any diseases

I have one very simple issue: I'm totally afraid to commit. I sabotage every potential relationship.Thought I aknowledge that I have a problem, I don't know how to deal with it. letting go of fear is easier to say than do. what would you suggest?Thank you in advance. Hey, first off, thanks for the warm welcome. Commitment can be kind of daunting: there's a lot of work involved, a lot of freedoms lost, and most importantly, the nature of a commitment makes it a long-term thing. Not everybody has the same definition of a healthy relationship. Is sharing freedom important to you? Maybe a