Cherophobia
The fear of happiness, otherwise known as Cherophobia, is known throughout society. The feeling of not wishing to be happy, not because you don't like the feeling of joy but because you know what comes after. A happy moment fills the air only to crash back to the ground by the harsh reality of the world. Depending on the person, painful memories can affect in different ways. Some repress, as the psychoanalytic theory might say is the basic defense mechanism that banishes anxiety-arousing thoughts, feelings, and memories from consciousness, while others deny, the psychoanalytic defense mechanism by which a person refuses to believe or even perceive painful memories. For those with Cherophobia, they hide themselves away, refusing to partake in the happy moments of life for fear of reliving the painful ones.
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