Cetaphobia is an intense, irrational fear of whales and large sea creatures, distinct from normal fear. It's a specific ...

Lizzie Duszynski-Goodman is a journalist living in the Midwest with her husband and two young children. Her work explores the intersection of mental health, wellness and parenting. She is the former ...

As an ICU nurse and EMT, Kathy Machuga has seen it all, and yet she is still scared to death of going to the dentist. "It is like anxiety on steroids," she said. "It's a terrible thing. I cannot ...

Phobias: More than fear FARGO - When Katie Gordon was a graduate student, she fainted as she was leaving a hospital after a blood draw. "I fainted and fell out of the elevator," she says. Now an ...

Plenty of people get the heebie-jeebies when they stand near the edge of a high cliff, and many would prefer not to pet a tarantula or cradle a boa constrictor. But for some people, their fears ...