The Ghostbusters may not be afraid of no ghost, but plenty of people are. Phasmophobia is the fear of ghosts – and while there's no calendar or time constraints on phobias, Halloween and Día de los ...

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 ...

I always thought phobias were dramatic inhibitions that stopped your life dead, like the germaphobe who practically lives in Saran Wrap to avoid contamination or the guy who can’t fly to his sister’s ...

S. adults had specific phobia in the past year, which translates to millions of people struggling with intense, irrational fears. Some phobias are well known - spiders, heights, enclosed spaces. These ...

Who's afraid of the dark? Plenty of people, both children and adults. But when does uneasiness at night or when the lights go out shift from something that's unpleasant to a clinical phobia? While ...

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 ...

Thalassophobia is a fear of large bodies of water, such as oceans, seas, and lakes. Phobias are a type of anxiety disorders. Thalassophobia is an example of what experts call specific phobias. These ...