"Phobias are the most common mental disorder," says R. Reid Wilson, PhD, spokesman for the American Psychological Association. "Over their lifetimes, 11% of people will have a phobia." What are ...

OVERWHELMED with panic and struggling to draw breath under a heap of panic, Tracey Rice was almost certain this was how she ...

People aren't born with a clown phobia, but they can certainly be genetically predispositioned to have an anxiety disorder. But a specific fear of clowns either comes because you had a traumatic ...

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Ahead of the new series airing, the mum-of-three told us how difficult her life had been living with the phobia, where she ...

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 ...

What if a simple trip to a child's birthday party could trigger overwhelming terror? Meet the life-long phobics who faced ...

Is Denny Hamlin’s lobster phobia real? A humorous yet genuine fear adds a relatable twist to the fearless NASCAR driver’s ...

A mum says her extreme phobia of sick has left her suicidal - and unable to leave the house. Alex Sim-Wise, 43, says the crippling fear - known as emetophobia - began when she was eight years old.