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"Is it possible to have subconscious fear of certain people?"

It is possible. The body has a sense of things that cannot be understood by rational thinking alone. This sense is what gave rise to a phrase like "gut instincts" or "trust your heart."

Hanging around horses is a good way to get in touch with these senses. Hence the term "horse sense."

A lot of growing up is about learning how to feel and how to express feelings. Being able to reason with feelings is the holy grail of consensus - a concurrence in everyone's senses.

Through verbal and other abuses, perceptions and feelings are conditioned to be hidden or avoided. Intellect becomes king, and sensitivity is labeled bad. When feelings show up in a big way later on, they are difficult to deal with, and tend to be destructive on ourselves and others.

There are two good books to go deeper deeper with this.

The Tao of Eqqus

and

The Verbally Abusive Relationship: and How to Recognize It and How to Respond