Reading your statement was so poinent because I could't have said it better! I just found out about this phobia that has been developing and accelerating in me for so many years. Despite years of therapy and medication, this condition seems only to have worsened. I'm wondering if I'm in the advanced stages of this condition (duh!)--I stay in my apartment if I'm not at work and have no contact with other people, and when I do, I'm paranoid. Thanks for putting your finger on what's going on with me.