Plane accidents such as the collision above Reagan National Airport can trigger aerophobia, the fear of flying. Here’s how to ...

Many children outgrow their fears, but persisting worries may be a sign of an anxiety disorder. Psychologists weigh in on ...

Simple phobias such as these are often learned. 'Your mother may have been phobic about mice and screamed whenever she saw one. This would have been passed on to you,' says Ms Lidbetter.

My sleep paralysis dreams routinely involve a snake slithering towards me. So when I learned there was a new TV show where ...

More than 10million people in the UK suffer from phobias – an overwhelming and irrational fear of an object, place, situation, feeling or animal. While the exact cause is unknown, many are ...

Thanatophobia, or the fear of death, can deeply impact daily life, causing anxiety and distress. Understanding its causes, symptoms, and coping strategies can help ease the fear and improve well-being ...

As one of the most common phobias, aerophobia affects more than 25 million adults in the United States, according to the Cleveland Clinic. It most commonly affects people between ages 17 and 34 ...

We all know the occasional feeling of being nervous, shy, or, well, anxious in a social situation, such as when meeting someone new or making a big presentation. That’s normal, and most people ...

Researchers identified two brain areas in mice that helped the animals learn to suppress their instinctive fears of predators ...

Political anxiety has become a dominant theme in our culture. We present some of the prominent features and suggestions about ...