Because an encounter with the dreaded dip can lead the Bristol woman to feel like she’s “having a panic attack,” she’s banned ...

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A woman with a crippling fear of spiders sleeps in a tent on her bed – to protect her from creepy crawlies. Estella Kyriacou, ...

She’s been sleeping under the tent for the past four months – and, she has no plans to change her night-time set up. Estella, ...

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It is astounding how many of us are paralysed by things like balloons, clowns, or teeny tiny insects. The NHS defines phobias as an overwhelming and debilitating fear of an object, place, situation, ...

Distinguishing fear from anxiety disorders or phobias The first step in addressing an anxiety disorder or phobia is recognizing symptoms that fall outside the boundaries of a common fear. Parents may ...

Phobias - the word is Greek for 'fear' - have always been part of the human condition, with some people harbouring irrational fears of things that cannot or are unlikely to hurt them. Small ...

The new version has been plagued by bugs that could prevent you from using Windows reliably and effectively. Microsoft has documented some of the glitches, and Windows users have reported others.