Chronophobia, also known as prison neurosis, is considered an anxiety disorder describing the fear of time and time moving forward, which is commonly seen in prison inmates. Next to prison inmates, chronophobia is also identified in individuals experiencing quarantine due to COVID-19. As time is understood as a specific concept, chronophobia is categorized as a specific phobia. The term chronophobia comes from the Greek "chronos", meaning time, and "phobo", meaning fear. Symptoms Chronophobia manifests in different ways, since every person that experiences this disorder suffers from different symptoms. Inmates experience a constant psychological discomfort that is characterized through anxiety, panic, and claustrophobia by the duration and immensity of time. The main symptom of chronophobia is a sense of impending danger of loss and the accompanying desire to keep the memory of what happened. The most common signs include procrastination, poor planning of the working day, the inability to say ’’no’’, distraction and trying to do too much at one time. People also report that they begin to think that nothing is on time and that they are afraid of not completing their tasks on time. Reasons Risk factors and causes Some people are more likely to have chronophobia. The risk is increased for elderly or ill because persons who are older or who have terminal medical conditions are more likely to be overpowered by fear of approaching death. They may become fixated on the number of days they have left, which can cause severe anxiety. People in prison are also more likely to develop chronophobia. Prison neurosis is another name for this illness. Inmates, particularly those serving extended sentences, often become fixated on the passage of time. They may believe that time is passing them either too slowly or too rapidly, and they frequently count down the days until they are released. They may also experience claustrophobic feelings while in prison. People who have undergone a traumatic experience are also more likely to suffer from chronophobia. They could get it as a result of PTSD. Many people developed chronophobia after being quarantined due to Covid-19. They got fixated on keeping track of time or felt helpless in the face of the passage of time. People who have a history of mental illness make up the final group. Ones with a generalized anxiety disorder, a history of panic attacks or panic disorder, or other phobias are more at risk. If one