6 Mysterious Phobias That Actually Exist
The Latin word phobia is directly descendent of the Greek word phobos, which means panic or fear. According to the American Psychological Association, a phobia is a persistent…
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Agoraphobia – Are You Afraid of Crowds?
Disclaimer: This article is for educational purposes. Have you felt panicky at the thought of going out or being in large crowds? Have you deliberately arrived…
15 Unique Phobias Related to Food
It is generally accepted that phobias mostly appear by a combination of traumatic events and genetic factors. Phobias can be divided into Specific Phobias, Social…
12 frightening facts about fear and phobias you might not know
The ability to experience fear has been hard-wired into (almost) all of our brains, so (almost) all of us will have experienced fear at least…
A Fear of Sleep: Somniphobia
Somniphobia, also known as Hypnophobia, is defined as the abnormal fear of falling asleep and includes the fear of being hypnotized. This fear effects a…
Phobias Can Sometimes Be Formed by Classical Conditioning
Oxford’s dictionary defines a phobia as “an extreme or irrational fear of or aversion to something” and whilst the term is thrown around rather casually…