like a fear of snakes (ophidiophobia), to something rather weird, let’s say, a fear of long words. The first time you hear ...

Phobias are a fascinating, and sometimes bizarre, aspect of human psychology. While some fears, like of heights or spiders, ...

Another weird phobia you've probably never heard of is aurophobia, which is the fear of gold. This one must be extremely rare because if we all heard there is gold right outside our doorsteps we'd ...

A childhood run-in with a parrot or a pigeon swooping a bit too close can leave a lasting fear. For some, these encounters grow into real phobias centered around birds. Sometimes, they even go ...

What is your biggest fear? What's that thing that makes the hair on the back of your neck stand up? Makes your skin crawl? Makes you feel that pit in your stomach? It's an album that sees him facing ...

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 ...

People can be afraid of a lot of things, but one phobia in particular seems to stand out among those seeking treatment. We spoke with Dr. Dena Rabinowitz, founder of Cognitive Behavioral ...