S. adults had specific phobia in the past year, which translates to millions of people struggling with intense, irrational ...

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 beyond ...

How can we count the ways we love Irrational Fears? It’s full of deep, dark secrets, personal confrontation, terror, intrigue, and a picture of a bunch of naked people. Irrational Fears let users ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mark Travers writes about the world of psychology. Nobody in the world is truly fearless. Whether it’s spiders, clowns, the dark ...

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 ...

If you feel discomfort or even fear when looking at repeated patterns imitating holes, honeycombs, or holes placed next to each other, you may be experiencing an unusual phenomenon called trypophobia.

Everyone is afraid of something—it’s what makes us human. From being scared of certain animals and objects to specific situations, the list of fears that people can have is endless. Though fears ...

When you swim in the ocean, do you avoid going out too far in the water? Do you think there are monstrous sea creatures underneath? Chances are, if you have a fear of deep water, you suffer from a ...

HOUSTON, Texas -- There are some very real but very strange phobias out there. Many common fears are related to animals and insects. Reporter Foti Kallergis says he is afraid of roaches, so it's ...

I always thought phobias were dramatic inhibitions that stopped your life dead, like the germaphobe who practically lives in Saran Wrap to avoid contamination or the guy who can’t fly to his sister’s ...