Phobias come in many different forms. Acrophobia is the fear of heights. Aviophobia is the fear of flying. Felinophobia is the fear of cats. Myxophobia is the fear of slime. Xyrophobia is the fear ...

The word phobia comes from the Ancient Greek god of fear, Phobos. The unveiling of the new iPhone 11 Pro has apparently triggered some people’s fear of small holes. If you’ve never heard of ...

Adults' phobias can be correlated with changes in the structure of their brains, a new study finds. What's more, the neurological differences seen in adults with phobias are more extensive than ...

Many of these individuals suffer from, what is commonly termed as, "phobias". Let us take a look at some common phobias and try to understand the irrational fear gripping its sufferers.

A phobia is an anxiety disorder, defined by an irrational fear of an object, situation, or living thing. While fear is a normal response to danger, phobias often occur in response to something ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. I write about the world of psychology. Have you ever wondered what your life would be like without a smartphone? Some may envision a life ...

Fears are called phobias and some seem more rational than others. Maybe it's like beauty — in the eye of the beholder. QR Code Generator analyzed Google search data in the U.S. for the past 12 ...

A Netherlands researcher claims even the most extreme fears can be treated using her method Mari Ramsawakh Phobias, or irrational fears, can be difficult to handle — if not downright debilitating.

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Not everyone is so lucky. More and more, we’re seeing people’s despair over our boring dystopia coalesce into actual phobias: a specific breed of anxiety disorder that’s intense enough to ...

So just what is it about clowns that makes people hide under their seats? Phobia specialist Adam Cox shares a few theories about why we might find them scary. “Firstly, they are unnatural,” he ...