I have gelotophobia but only around large groups of teenagers. I have a deeply paranoid fear of those large, roving groups of 15 -year-olds sitting insouciantly on the stoop of the high school across the street from my apartment. I try not to make eye contact for fear that they will make fun of something on my person, and seriously, teenagers can smell the fear! I suspect this goes back to being an actual teenager, and seeing others like my former self triggers those latent insecurities. Am I alone in my post-adolescent neurosis? Or are there others out there who fear the giggling wrath of the masses?

Gelotophobia, No Laughing Matter [CBS News]