Agraphobia, also known as contreltophobia, is an abnormal fear of sexual abuse. Although the condition is very common, it is widely unknown. Agraphobic people suffer from such condition due to an event in the past which is linked to an emotional trauma with sexual abuse. Such experience do not have to actually happen to the patient, and watching sexual abuse occur in movies or television shows alone, can already trigger the condition. Other causes of agraphobia may include misinformation, sexual abuse hysteria, sensationalist news coverage and overzealous or careless investigatory practices. Malicious intent in children may also be a cause of a hysteria-driven agoraphobia.