Fear, while often seen as a primal instinct meant to protect us, can sometimes lead us down paths of sheer irrationality. It's that gut-wrenching emotion that overrides logic and pushes us to make ...

By Dr Vasilios Silivistris Phobias (from the Greek fovos, meaning fear) are intense, irrational fears of objects or ...

To mark the end of our week-long spooky season coverage—in which we unpacked the impact of Stephen King’s work, as well as discussed R.F. Kuang’s Katabasis and talked horror films with Oz Perkins—we ...

The holiday travel season is right around the corner, and what better time than now to face your travel fears, especially your irrational ones? Sienna Hart’s phobia is losing her passport. She ...

We live in an era of extreme food fear. Scroll through social media for five minutes and you'll see someone swearing off an entire food group.Maybe it's carbs, gluten, MSG, or eggs that week. The ...

Power doesn't make anyone immune to fear. Throughout history, some of the world's most ruthless dictators harbored deeply personal phobias that would seem almost absurd given their public personas.

A Reddit post has sparked fury after a user said that their roommate deliberately placed a balloon on their bed—despite knowing they have a deep phobia of them. In the post by u/Previous_Ad_6157, the ...

The holiday travel season is right around the corner, and what better time than now to face your travel fears — especially your irrational ones? Sienna Hart’s phobia is losing her passport. She ...