The phrase "a fear of experiencing" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing anxieties or apprehensions related to undergoing certain events or situations.
Example: "She has a fear of experiencing failure, which often holds her back from pursuing her dreams."
Alternatives: "anxiety about facing" or "apprehension towards undergoing".
For nearly the entire year, all signs pointed to the notion that Mr. Romney was holding back for fear of experiencing a repeat of his embarrassing loss four years earlier.
Persons of color, LGBQT-identified people and undocumented immigrants may particularly be wary of reporting incidents to police for fear of experiencing harassment – or worse.
Who among us has not lived in fear of experiencing the shower scene from Arachnophobia? Or spent the midnight hour cowering while an eight-legged interloper scuttled across the bedroom ceiling?
Goldstein and Chambless [ 3] labeled this fear of experiencing anxiety or panic attacks as "fear of fear".
For example, palpitations are misinterpreted as a signal of a heart attack, dizziness as evidence impeding loss of control, etc. Goldstein and Chambless [ 9] labelled this fear of experiencing anxiety or panic attacks as "fear of fear".
Experiences of stigma, fear of experiencing stigma, or internalized stigma around her abortion may have prompted women to give more socially desirable responses to make her appear or feel selfless, to justify her abortion decision.
This gender difference may reflect the fact that males are overrepresented in the criminal justice system and consequently more likely to avoid testing services out of fear of experiencing discrimination related to their engagement in illegal activities [ 7, 11].
Hence, women who have experienced an induced abortion may be reluctant to use contraception due to lack of detailed knowledge about contraception and fear of experienced or imagined side effects [ 20, 21].
Tokophobia can be caused by various different factors including a fear of pain, past experience of a difficult childbirth, depression and even sexual trauma.
By definition, a phobia is an "irrational" fear of experiences that most people would not find threatening.
