Most people know about common fears like spiders or heights. Yet millions suffer from phobias that rarely get attention in conversations about mental health. Recent research reveals that these ...

While we often associate phobias with everyday triggers like spiders or heights, some of the most debilitating anxieties involve seemingly harmless objects or situations that can catch anyone off ...

David Barlow’s work helps delineate the common elements of anxiety and depression, and he does so in a way that leads to what I think is a central advance for CBT treatments. He articulates what he ...

Specific phobias are out-of-proportion fears to objects, animals or situations, and fortunately, they can be treated. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

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 ...