Roughly around 19 million Americans have at least one phobia, ranging from mild reactions to severe disruptions in daily life ...

Plenty of people get the heebie-jeebies when they stand near the edge of a high cliff, and many would prefer not to pet a tarantula or cradle a boa constrictor. But for some people, their fears ...

A specific phobia is an unrealistic or extreme fear of a specific discreet situation, object, or setting. These fears are persistent and cause those with the phobia to avoid situations in which ...

Explore the rising prevalence of extreme phobias, their impact on lives, and the importance of early intervention and ...

A new study has found one session treatment (OST) is as effective as cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) in treating children with specific phobias Researchers at the University of Sheffield, ...

When someone has a phobia, they often go out of their way to make sure they can avoid the thing or situation they're afraid of. Maybe they'll skip someone's wedding because they don't want to fly on a ...

Are you scared of one aspect of Halloween, or the entire holiday all together? Then you better learn the name of the phobia you might have. Check them out in the video above. A phobia is a type of an ...

INDIANAPOLIS — With a week to go until Halloween, we are in peak “spooky season.” Many of us are indulging in annual Halloween activities: watching scary movies, going to haunted houses, decorating ...

Ranidaphobia is the medical term for a phobia of frogs and toads. A phobia is an intense, irrational fear of something that poses little or no actual danger. Treatment may include exposure therapy or ...

When asked if either of them advise each other to not book certain roles, Sedgwick was quick to respond that she has absolutely given her opinion on one certain gig that Bacon was offered in the past.