Around 1 in 9 adults in the United States fear the dark, with a lower percentage of those people claiming a diagnosable phobia. Like, no matter how sternly they tell themselves there’s nothing ...

Many people with a specific phobia do not seek treatment, and this is also the case if you have a fear of the dark. Experts believe that this is the case because people find ways to avoid their ...

One internet site (www.phobialist.com) catalogues more than 1,000 phobias, ranging from the common (for example, achluophobia - fear of darkness) to the bizarre. Some people suffer from ...

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 ...

This understanding could lead to therapies targeting the vLGN circuits or localized endocannabinoid systems for treating maladaptive fear responses and anxiety disorders such as phobias ...