Think your days of developing new phobias ended in childhood? Think again. While we often associate phobias with children afraid of the dark or monsters under the bed, research reveals a surprising ...

Fear is a natural instinct that helps protect us from harm, but some phobias go way beyond the realm of common fears. Have ...

Triskaidekaphobia is an excessive fear of the number 13. There is some debate about whether this fear fulfills the criteria of a specific phobia. Certain cultures consider the number 13 unlucky. In ...

Ranidaphobia is the medical term for a phobia of frogs and toads. A phobia is an intense, irrational fear of something that poses little or no actual danger. Treatment may include exposure therapy or ...