Phobias come in many forms: Some people fear spiders while others fear flying on a plane. But the one thing they all have in common is that they're irrational, according to one phobia specialist. "A ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A clinical psychologist unpacks the difference between fears and phobias. (Getty Creative stock photo) (LaylaBird via Getty Images ...

Alex Denley, a 23-year-old philosophy doctoral student at the University of Illinois at Chicago, doesn’t seem like someone who would be vaccine hesitant. They’re determined to stop COVID-19 from ...

Whether it’s the neighborhood dog or being alone in the dark, all of us have fears in our lives. And fears are quite normal, says Simon A. Rego, PsyD. “Fear is healthy. It gives you an evolutionary ...

Does the mere thought of a dentist's drill make you cringe in fear? Be forewarned: Dental phobia can damage more than your teeth, a new British report indicates. "This phobia can have a major impact ...

The term phobia refers to fearfulness due to a certain anxiety disorder in which the individual is in dread of a situation, a living creature, a place, or a thing. “Button phobia,” as the name ...

The joys of riding in a car. When I was a youngster, my grandparents delighted in taking me for a trek in their car, especially on the weekends. They would come to visit during the summers. A car ride ...

This was no monotone metaphor, either. The phobia in hydrophobia was not just about fear. It pictured American slavery as a vicious, inhuman, rampaging beast, surrendered to a furious insanity. An ...

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This brave restaurant server isn’t dipping out on work. An unlucky waitress has revealed her rather inconvenient phobia for someone in the food service industry: a fear of tomato-based sauces.

Anxiety about visiting the dentist is very common. Dentist phobias are more severe and can prevent people from getting the care they need. With support, dental phobias are treatable. Options include ...