Phobias tend to cluster around common themes ... exposures where people do things that are either out of the normal or silly. So that people get exposed to the fact that they can feel embarrassed ...

READ MORE: The A-Z of weird and wonderful phobias: From clowns and urination ... he suggested Goofy. I felt silly as I heard Goofy's voice in my head saying: 'Oh my gawrsh,' on repeat, and when ...

Phobias - the word is Greek for 'fear' - have always been part of the human condition, with some people harbouring irrational fears of things that cannot or are unlikely to hurt them. Small ...

and the associations they have with the source of their phobias are being challenged (with "cute" spiders, calming views of cockpits, and silly antics of a snake). TikTok's algorithm could be ...