While some fears, like of heights or spiders, are quite common, others are much more unusual and can even seem downright ...

“Genuinely thought I was the only person in the world with a fear of ketchup,” wrote one viewer. “Ketchup is the devil,” ...

Math phobia or fear is an intense fear or anxiety around mathematics, often caused by a lack of understanding or negative experiences. In Hindu philosophy, challenges are seen as opportunities for ...

As the saying goes 'the only thing to fear is fear itself' but how many of us can take that on board when confronted with our ...

Halloween is synonymous with haunted houses and scary scenes of horror movies, but some of the most common fears can happen any time of the year, not just in October. Weather-related fears are among ...

Is your heart racing at the mere sight of a giant insect? Same! Because bugs are supposed to be tiny and squashable right?

Nine months of the year, a six-inch mouse sculpture sits on its haunches in my patio garden. Its tail spirals up around a ...

New research reveals that different fears activate unique brain regions, challenging the idea of a universal fear circuit.

Phobias - the word is Greek for 'fear' - have always been part of the human condition, with some people harbouring irrational fears of things that cannot or are unlikely to hurt them. Small ...

If you fear the possibility of HIV so much as to be unable to cope with everyday life, then it is possible you have an anxiety disorder that is sometimes described as an HIV phobia (formerly known as ...