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, ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) – What is your deepest fear? A new report set out to answer that question by constructing a list of the top 10 phobias among people in North Carolina. BetCarolina.com analyzed ...

We all have things we're fearful of and in most cases, no one knows definitively why. Phobias are a fascinating, and sometimes bizarre, aspect of human psychology. While some fears, like of heights or ...

Are you scared of one aspect of Halloween, or the entire holiday all together? Then you better learn the name of the phobia you might have. Check them out in the video above. A phobia is a type of an ...

Nearly everybody has a phobia, but we’ve found some are certainly quirkier than others You know the feeling: clammy hands, shortness of breath, anxiety and fear. No, we aren’t talking about that ...

Phobias are one of the most common mental illnesses, and studies have shown that women are more likely to experience phobias than men. Typical symptoms of phobias can include nausea, trembling, rapid ...

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 ...

Some people develop phobias during childhood, others during adolescence and some don’t until their early adulthood. Research suggests that phobias can occur from a variety of things. They can be ...