Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Everyone is afraid of something—it’s what makes us human. From being scared of certain animals and objects to specific situations, ...

Discover 25 Ridiculously Unreasonable Fears that genuinely torment people. From clowns to buttons, explore the strange world ...

The term "phobia" refers to a group of anxiety symptoms brought on by certain objects or situations. A specific phobia, formerly called a simple phobia, is a lasting and unreasonable fear caused by ...

We are all subject to various fears and phobias, making a list of the most common phobias in America an easy one to compile, and one that everyone should be able to relate to. While many of us may be ...

Adults' phobias can be correlated with changes in the structure of their brains, a new study finds. What's more, the neurological differences seen in adults with phobias are more extensive than those ...

Everybody knows about triskaidekaphobia — fear of the number 13. Much has been written about the condition, including a thorough examination by NPR and this triskaideka treatise at Dictionary.com. And ...

Recently, I participated in a Twitter chat with Dr. Richard Besser from ABC News in which we discussed what makes a phobia and the most effective treatments for them. The discussion was a pretty ...

Phobias are irrational and abnormal fears of common and not so common objects, animals, situations, and activities. Most sufferers are usually fully aware that they have a phobia and try to avoid ...

The very definition of a phobia is an “irrational fear.” Phobias are always overreactions to mild dangers, constant fear of rare dangers, and outright terror of ...