Phobias come in many different forms. Acrophobia is the fear of heights. Aviophobia is the fear of flying. Felinophobia is the fear of cats. Myxophobia is the fear of slime. Xyrophobia is the fear ...

Let’s start with why antidisestablishmentarianism might frighten you. Sesquipedalophobia is, ironically, the fear of long words. In a cruel twist of fate, there’s also hippopoto-monstro ...

If you have any phobias that prevent you from leading your fullest life, please seek help from a doctor or mental health professional. You’ve no doubt heard of claustrophobia – the fear of ...

A British woman has such a severe fear of vomit that she has been suicidal ... By the time I reached my twenties, I realized I was constantly keeping a list of things I couldn’t do, and it ...

Find out in this one-minute video, where Ask Smithsonian host Eric Schulze delves deep into the dark recesses of our minds to get at the facts behind our phobias. Ask Smithsonian: How Long Can a ...

More than 10million people in the UK suffer from phobias – an overwhelming and irrational fear of an object, place, situation, feeling or animal. While the exact cause is unknown, many are ...