Fear begins deep in the brain. The amygdala, buried within the temporal lobe, acts as an alarm system, detecting threats and ...

Millions struggle with an intense fear of something that poses little or no threat, from flying to cockroaches to a trip to ...

Irrational fears are all around us when we travel, from the fear of missing out to the fear of not being understood. But why ...

Why Some People Are Born to Be Afraid Scientists are discovering that our tendency to develop certain phobias might be ...

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 ...

It’s not ghosts and ghouls that are keeping Americans up at night this Halloween. This scream season, US citizens are far ...

Phobias are often dismissed as quirky or humorous, but for those who experience them, they are anything but trivial. A phobia can be defined as an intense, irrational fear of an object, situation, or ...

“Fear is a natural and important human emotion. When it becomes inhibitory to living life, it becomes a phobia.” —Mitchell L. Schare, PhD, ABPP, director of the Hofstra University Phobia and Trauma ...

Phobias can develop in a number of ways. Traumatic experiences can leave a lasting mark on one’s perception of what is and is not safe. Phobias can also be learned through social and cultural ...

For many people, the moment of finally lying down in bed after a long or busy day can only be described as euphoric. But for others, it can induce just the opposite ...

There won't be much judgment here. The fear of germs, or germaphobia, is a real fear that many people have. Germs are everywhere, and nobody likes to have them. But, they are a part of life. With that ...