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 ...

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 ...

The superheroes of the DC Universe may seem all-powerful, but believe it or not, many of them struggle with irrational fears ...

Tara Eastcott, a clinical psychotherapist in private practice, first realized she had acrophobia, an intense fear of heights ... safe in these situations, the phobia starts to subside.

People who seek treatment usually have a debilitating phobia. Saltz: Sometimes it’s not even the flying per se. Sometimes ...

My fear of heights felt like a good place to start, and I wondered if my bravery at tackling this one would rub off on some of my other phobias. Who knows — maybe I'd even be able to get some sleep.

When she was offered the chance to try the treatment to address her fear of exposed heights, Holland jumped at the opportunity. To treat Holland’s phobia, Kindt first had her climb inside a ...

As one of the most common phobias ... Sometimes it’s a fear of being in an enclosed thing in the air and not being able to get out. It could be a fear of heights, of becoming motion sick ...