By Dr Vasilios SilivistrisPhobias (from the Greek fovos, meaning fear) are intense, irrational fears of objects or situations that pose little real danger. Unlike ordinary anxiety, phobias are ...

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 ...

As an ICU nurse and EMT, Kathy Machuga has seen it all, and yet she is still scared to death of going to the dentist. "It is like anxiety on steroids," she said. "It's a terrible thing. I cannot ...

Medically reviewed by Geralyn Dexter, PhD, LMHC Key Takeaways Megalophobia is a fear of big things like buildings or animals.

Imagine easing a fear of heights by getting over a phobia of spiders. That might sound odd, but it works, researchers report. Folks who use exposure therapy to overcome one phobia can find themselves ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about relationships, personality, and everyday psychology. Nobody in the world is truly fearless. Whether it’s spiders, ...

Ranking #1 as the most searched fear in New York at 325,200 searches, trypophobia is known as the fear of closely packed holes according to Healthline. It reports that one might feel anxiety, disgust, ...

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 ...