Some medical experts classify the problem as a form of anxiety

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You know that feeling when something seems too good to be true – when it looks like a lot has happened in your favour recently, so it's suspicious?

Some people can't get over this feeling, and their good fortune takes a sinister turn in their mind.

People who have an irrational aversion to being happy suffer from something called "cherophobia." It comes from the Greek word "chairo," which means "I rejoice." It basically means that they are afraid to participate in anything fun.It's not the activities that are scary, it's the fear that if you let go, and are happy and carefree, then something terrible will happen.

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