Today's illustrious band:

Scriptophobia

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Scriptophobia is not fear of lousy movie dialogue. It's the fear of writing in public, a type of social phobia (one I apparently don't have). The term refers both to the physical act of writing, such as on a blackboard — I guess that's whiteboard now — and to writing things other people will eventually read, such as for publication. Fear of being observed in the act of writing could make it difficult for a person to make a presentation at work or even to sign a credit card receipt with a cashier watching. Fear of having one's words read and judged, possibly negatively, by others . . . I can understand that one a little better. Fortunately for my job security, however, it hasn't become a crippling dread. Yet.