"Gynophobia" (fear/hatred of women)..what can I do about it? (Page 2)

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So I have been thinking lately that I have a fear/hatred of the female gender aka "gynophobia". I'll try and give you some brief examples of what make me think this way.- I have a bad relationship with my mom, not abuse-related, more so she was distant..unconcerned, she also shamed me alot.-I fear judgment from women. In public I always worry women think badly of me. No just me, but all men. I worry women consider me dumb, believe I think with my penis, am disgusting, etc.-I had a real event of anger after one incident. I watched a movie called Teeth (read about it here:   link   And I was just furious after I found out that the movie was well liked by feminist blog. For some reason the concept really upset me. I was angry that in general many females found the idea of sexually mutilating men to be hilarious.-Now, despite all this, I AM attracted to women. In fact I severely desire to have a relationship with a girl, but I can't trust one let alone approach one to ask out on a date.-I did meet one girl who was sympathetic with my issues online. We chatted for hours everyday over the summer. Eventually I told her I loved her, and she said the same about me. We live far away so I began trying to save money and arrange a time to visit her. This was first girl I ever felt so close to. She was like me, a virgin, never been kissed, never had a boyfriend. But then some other guy asked her out and she told me that she "moved on". After just 3 months of dating she gave her virginity to him. I felt so betrayed and toyed with. -The fact that I am 20 years old and never had a girlfriend makes me very upset. I feel like I am just unworthy of having a relationship. That makes me bitter and angry at women as a whole. It's a vicious cycle I fear. -So I vent my frustration by bad mouthing feminists and getting involved with anti-feminist causes and stuff. Despite the fact I'm pretty much a moderate Democrat. I even considered voting Republican just because they are party that is less preferred by feminists and put out less female candidates.-I come up with ridiculous irrational thoughts. For example, for a time, I was upset that my mom had me circumcised. I had the idea that women secretly gloated that men have genitals cut while their genitals remain untouched. -The idea of sex scares me because I feel like it would be opening me up for a woman to judge me as a sex partner. It would just give her more ammunition for cutting me down.What can be done about this? I don't like the idea of telling a therapist...I feel horribly embarrassed and angry with myself for feeling this way.

ryanrawrxx · Answer

bro a fear a weekness I have a fear of spiders and I willl never get over it... but a fear of giirls mmm that is a tough one

what I think is you think every girl is your mum there is always sick and twisted wimen out there some that will manipulate you in to thinking things,but there are others that love you for you I think if you find one that loves you you willl get over your fear

Frosty_sizzle · Answer

Hey dude. I was once afraid to even talk to girls. But I found that the reason I was afraid of them was because I thought they wouldn't accept me, Because I fealt bad about myself unnatractive ect. But what's interesting is that I found if you don't go for your goal you can't hope to achieve them so if you want a girl go for it if she doesn't want you the worst she can do is tell you no then move on, there are more girls on this world than you can imagine dude, just be confident in yourself.

Anonymous · Answer

Not all women are the same.

Think of it this way!

You just said you had a fear that women think you are like the typical stereotype of men, think with their penis, etc.

Well, all men, like you, are not like that!

So whatever you think of all women, chances are most are not like that.

Just talk to someone about it, and don't be scared. There is someone out there for you. (:

Anonymous · Answer

first of all, remember that women are not all evil and if they are mean to you, they are just human and not perfect... give them some slack, tell them you do not like them to "say" or "do" certain things, and hopefully they'll ask why and you'll be so kind as to tell them...

second of all, yeah I did not lose my virginity until marriage at 24 so it happens, you just have to wait and wait and wait, at 20 you should focus on school and a career.

just be positive and keep an upbeat attitude

iceprincess777 · Answer

you can always talk to a counsellor and sort out issues that way.

this is hard to over come but not all girls are going to bad and it's too bad your mom wasn't a good example and you should try to be more positive.

MaLfUnCtIoN · Answer

didnt know there was a term for this. I have a bit of contempt for women across the board. mostly cause every single one I've dated used me financially, socially, etc, before cheating on me and running off. I have no trust in any woman at all. I'm done giving the benefit of the doubt to their gender. not worth it. I'd rather just go find a slut for a one night stand than continue treating them all with respect, love and dignity like I have. obviously that doesn't work.

Anonymous · Answer

Therapy can help you let it, you never know until you try. As w everything in life, there is good and bad...and I feel like you are missing a piece of life. You never know if therapy will work unless you fully give it a try. Good Luck from a nice girl! :)

pandaninja · Answer

Hate to give it to you like this but suck it it up and be a man damn it, you shouldn't be trying to pick up girls online anyways go out make friends meet people.

Anonymous · Answer

You poor thing. You need some counseling or this is gonna have life long repercussions on all of your relationships.. from your neighbor to co-worker, to friend and daughter. Please get help, there is nothing wrong w asking for help.

brunettebelle · Answer

So this happens to women too, we have the same fears and some have the same problems but some get over it.

amatuer_zombie · Answer

i didn't even know such a phobia exists...! anyways the way to deal any kind of fear is to FACE IT!

DoctorSex · Answer

welcome to life my friend...shut the door on your way in .

kranky · Answer

For a long time, I was convinced that they were all lesbians. That got rid of it for me. If you're scared of a girl, just think of her as a confused/closet lesbian and you'll feel normal.

Anonymous · Answer

So...you're consumed with fear? How's that different from any other guy? You're completely normal.

Tasha45 · Answer

We're not so bad, give us a chance.  Not all women want to hurt a guy...

Xenophobia · Answer

Dude, I feel bad. How can you be afraid of girls?

iluvcartman · Answer

Go see a therapist

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