A fear of intense happiness can affect everyday situations involving overwhelming happiness, intense joy, emotional high and excitement. It may lead to suppressing feelings, avoiding situations likely to trigger the emotion, monitoring your reactions, or withdrawing from experiences that would otherwise matter to you.

Possible triggers

Noticing a surge of excitement, experiencing intense joy or anticipating a highly emotional celebration.

Name origin

From Greek euphoria (well-being) and -phobia.

This name concerns termites specifically. Concern about actual damage to a building is a practical issue and is not, on its own, a phobia.

Possible triggers

Seeing termites on wood, finding an image of a termite colony, or hearing that termites have been found in a building.

Possible name origin

Isoptera is a scientific name used for termites. It supplies the first part of this name, followed by phobia, from Greek phobos, fear.