Afraid your life is ordinary? You might have koinophobia
Midlife stresses can make us feel like we're not doing enough of anything, but we can learn to spot the extraordinary all around
Normal. Mediocre. Unremarkable. Are these words you’d use to describe your life, or have you spent a lifetime trying to ensure your life is anything but mundane?
If so, you may experience Koinophobia, or “the fear of being ordinary”. Coined by the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows, Koinophobia can manifest as a fascination with status, adventure, and recogni…
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