Some mental healthcare professionals may use the term monophobia to describe a situational phobia, which is a type of specific phobia (an intense, unreasonable fear of an object or situation that ...

A fear of insects is considered a specific phobia. A specific phobia is a type of mental health disorder that presents as a significant and persistent fear toward a specific object, situation, or ...

That is, unless you have an actual fear of flying, known as aviophobia. People with aviophobia have a deep-rooted, continual fear of flying that’s much more than a fleeting feeling of uneasiness.

If you live with aerophobia—aka the fear of flying—you are far from alone. According to 2024 data, some 25 million Americans fear flying to some degree, which can interfere with travel plans ...

To be sure, ensuring that these rights are respected is hard for workers who fear deportation – especially during an extremely anti-immigrant administration like the one Trump leads. And ...

Two recent plane crashes have stoked worries among flyers and prompted some to pull back on air travel plans, according to two of the airlines that had those crashes. Delta Air Lines CEO Ed ...

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