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 ...

We’re all afraid of something. My greatest fear is losing my tongue, but small spaces and spiders faze me not. One of my daughters has a really strange aversion to flies, but can climb onto the ...

A childhood fear is a normal response, while a phobia is often an exaggerated, irrational, extreme response that prevents a child from functioning normally and enjoying their childhood. The fear ...

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

Phobias can be undone when you face them. Source: cottonbro/Pexels No one wakes up in the morning hoping to be deathly and irrationally afraid of common objects or activities that seemingly no one ...

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