Fame and fortune don't make anyone immune to fear. While celebrities might appear fearless under the bright lights of ...

Halloween is a holiday that revels in our deepest, darkest fears, whether that's spiders, dark, confined spaces or gore galore. For many, confronting these fears by, for instance, visiting a haunted ...

The word “phobia” is often used frequently to describe a general fear, in the same way “bipolar” gets thrown around to describe someone’s mood swing or “OCD” is used to reference someone’s dedication ...

A review of studies reveals nature phobias affect up to 9% of people globally. Broader nature aversion threatens conservation ...

It’s spooky season! Halloween is synonymous with trick or treating, haunted houses and horror movies. But nearly 1 in 10 people have a fear of weather, including phobias of the weather. According to a ...

Nearly everybody has a phobia, but we’ve found some are certainly quirkier than others You know the feeling: clammy hands, shortness of breath, anxiety and fear. No, we aren’t talking about that ...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Do you have a unique phobia? Those with autophobia, the fear of being alone, need not worry in being alone in their fears. According to the National Institute of Mental Health ...

Phobias: More than fear FARGO - When Katie Gordon was a graduate student, she fainted as she was leaving a hospital after a blood draw. "I fainted and fell out of the elevator," she says. Now an ...

But the real question is, are you simply afraid, or has your fear developed into a damaging phobia? As human beings, we all experience fear. It’s a normal reaction that’s built into us to keep us ...

Connor McDavid has shared a lighter side of his life away from the rink after a strange fear of his became public. The ...