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As my five- and eight-year-old sons ran screaming from a big spider lurking in the shed the other day, I realised I’d passed ...

Scared of spiders, storms, dogs or more recently, mushrooms? New research reveals the surprising consequences of biophobias ...

The truth about food phobias – and why they’re a lot scarier than you realise - IN FOCUS: Assume that having a phobia of a ...

Fear is a natural instinct that helps protect us from harm, but some phobias go way beyond the realm of common fears. Have ...

Ophidiophobia (the phobia of snakes) is one of the more common phobias psychologists treat today. Some researchers posit that ...

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 ...

Phobias are an intense fear of something, like heights or certain animals, that causes significant distress. They’re typically treated with therapy, medication, or a combination of both. A ...

Phobias affect 8-12% of Americans with overwhelming fear responses that go far beyond normal anxiety, requiring professional treatment and lifestyle changes.

In India, phobias are a significant aspect of anxiety disorders. The prevalence rate of phobias in India is estimated to be 4.2 percent, according to a meta-analysis of 13 psychiatric ...

New York City residents searched critter-related phobias on Google seven times less frequently over the last two years than the national average, a study by the Phoenix-based Lunar Pest Control found.