People can be afraid of a lot of things, but one phobia in particular seems to stand out among those seeking treatment. We spoke with Dr. Dena Rabinowitz, founder of Cognitive Behavioral ...

A phobia is an anxiety disorder involving excessive and persistent fear of a situation or object. Exposure to the source of the fear triggers an immediate anxiety response. Phobias are one of the ...

Most of us walk out of our childhoods with core fears—abandonment, strong emotions, being seen, being invisible. Here are ...

Phobias come in many different forms. Acrophobia is the fear of heights. Aviophobia is the fear of flying. Felinophobia is the fear of cats. Myxophobia is the fear of slime. Xyrophobia is the fear ...

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Acrophobia is a fear of heights. People with it feel anxious just a few feet above the ground. Some might feel dizzy when looking down from a skyscraper ...

Rounding out the top ten most common phobias are fear of enclosed spaces (claustrophobia) and fear of microorganisms, bacteria, viruses (verminophobia), which 12% of the respondents mentioned.