Does anone have a phobia or fear of seeing other people's emotions? When I was in a trauma when I was 19, seeing my brother get attacked by my dad, my empathy was so much and the pain I saw in my brother's emotions so painful, I developed a fear/phobia of seeing other people's emotions. I am quite able to recognise my own. But when it comes to others as soon as they express and emotion I run away. So I usually only talk to people for 3 sentences at most.