Ask your classmates if they’ve ever had anxiety when speaking with someone new or going to a party, and we’re sure a few hands will go up. Raise the question with the adults in your life, and you’re ...

Phobias represent a complex category of anxiety disorders that extend far beyond typical fears, creating overwhelming psychological responses that can severely limit individuals’ ability to function ...

Are you wondering if your partner has commitment fears? Such a person fears making relationship decisions that could become permanent, or have long-lasting promises, such as getting married. While It ...

Imagine easing a fear of heights by getting over a phobia of spiders. That might sound odd, but it works, researchers report. Folks who use exposure therapy to overcome one phobia can find themselves ...

Phobias come in many forms: Some people fear spiders while others fear flying on a plane. But the one thing they all have in common is that they're irrational, according to one phobia specialist. "A ...

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 ...

My name is David Tesinsky and I'm frequently traveling the world for more than 10 years. My aim is to photograph people with somehow controversial lifestyles or destinies, or just creatively capture ...

Travel anxiety, driven by the genetic variant DRD4-7r and an evolutionary fear of the unknown, can be effectively managed ...

We’re all afraid of something. My greatest fear is losing my tongue, but small spaces and spiders faze me not. One of my daughters has a really strange aversion to flies, but can climb onto the ...

I felt proud at how far I’d come, and how I’d got there.

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