
Anthropophobia: Understanding the Fear of People
Written by Ashley Ertel, LCSW, BCD07 Jul 2022 What is anthropophobia? While anthropophobia isn’t a formal diagnosis per the Diagnostic ...

Arachnophobia (Fear of Spiders): Definition & Signs
Written by Bisma Anwar, MA, MSc, LMHC14 Mar 2022 What is arachnophobia? If you haven’t heard of this specific phobia, it’s an intense, irrationa...

Vehophobia (Fear of Driving): Definition & Tips for Coping
Written by Reshawna Chapple, PhD, LCSW11 Mar 2022 It’s estimated that 1.35m people are killed in traffic accidents every year. That’s nearly 3,70...

Atychiphobia: The Fear of Failure
Written by Jill E. Daino, LCSW-R23 Feb 2022 Updated 11/14/2022 To some extent, we all have a fear of failure at some point in our life. Nob...

Nosophobia: The Fear of Having a Disease
Written by Liz Kelly, LCSW07 Feb 2022 Nosophobia’s Greek origin is a combination of “nosos,” meaning disease, and “phobos,” meaning f...

What is Trypophobia?
Written by Wendy Wisner05 Oct 2021 Updated 12/20/2022. How do you feel when you look at a honeycomb, a spotted animal, an open pom...

What Is Thanatophobia? Exploring the Fear of Dying
Written by Liz Kelly, LCSW27 Aug 2021 Updated 11/10/2022 Sometimes the fear of dying can turn into an irrational fear. The notion tha...

Thalassophobia: How to Deal with Fear of the Ocean
Written by Bisma Anwar, MA, MSc, LMHC20 Aug 2021 Updated 2/8/2022 Everyone has fears, but some affect their mental health more than others. Are ...

Agoraphobia: What Is It and How Is It Treated?
Written by Darcey Pittman05 Feb 2021 Updated 10/22/2021 Any tourist or local of New York City who has visited the iconic Times Squar...

Everything You Need to Know About Claustrophobia
Written by Bisma Anwar, MA, MSc, LMHC16 Jan 2021 Updated on 1/19/2022 In daily life, it is common to sit bumper to bumper in traffic, pass throu...
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