If yes, you may have a fear of water. Medically known as aquaphobia, it can cause crippling fear in people who have a phobia of water. It is a fairly common phobia. Like other phobias, the ...

Over 14% of adults in the UK suffer from a fear of water. Here, writer Abigail Beall explains how she overcame a lifelong fear of the sea to become a qualified scuba diver with nearly 100 dives ...