"fear of judgement" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It can generally be used to refer to a feeling of anxiety about being judged or criticized by others. For example, "Carol was fearful of judgement when she was asked to perform in front of her peers."
Fear of judgement can force the vulnerable into the shadows, where it's harder to spot them.
In our experience, it's important for employers and employees to create a forum to talk about stress and mental health issues without fear of judgement.
Many well-meaning, hard-working people who have not had a diagnosis themselves make assumptions that are incorrect and of course, those of us on the other side of the fence often don't speak out for fear of judgement, being told we're not normal etc.
What do you even talk about, hmmmm?" I love my partner (we're not married) deeply: we share many of the same interests, he encourages my creative and professional pursuits more than anyone else, he's the person who I want to and do spend the most free time with, the person I share both good news and bad news with first, and the person I can tell everything to without fear of judgement.
We don't know how this hidden gem of evidence skipped the national debate on real identities, but it's an important lesson for YouTube, Facebook and Google, who have assumed that fear of judgement will change online behavior for the better.
So how do you move past this fear of judgement and get unblocked?
Day in, day out, it was a wake up in the morning and plant myself in front of a computer screen sort of routine ignoring the daily anxiety and the fear of judgements or people that came with that.
Each of the six items was rated on a five-point scale from 1 (Not at All Concerned) through 5 (Very Concerned), and averaged to obtain a total score, with higher scores indicated greater fears of judgement from the clinician.
We were not able to ascertain specific reasons for this, but some GPs may have been dissuaded from participating by fears of judgement or medical litigation mentioned in the consent forms they had to sign, or due to time constraints.
However, to know your status could also mean to know you would be discriminated against, fear of moral judgement, fear of loss of future opportunities, and an experience of getting a death sentence.
Other learners had concerns about being seen to be testing, highlighting the fear of discrimination, judgement and community stigma surrounding sexual practices.
