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Megalophobia, or a Phobia of Big Things: What to Know
Verywell Health via Yahoo News· 6 months agoMegalophobia is a specific type of phobia in which a person has an intense and persistent fear of...
What Are Phobias?
Health via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA phobia is a type of anxiety disorder that involves intense, ongoing fear of a certain object, situation, activity, or environment. There are three main...
How to Address Scopophobia and Anxiety
Verywell Health via Yahoo News· 3 months agoMedically reviewed by Kathleen Daly, MD Scopophobia, or scoptophobia, is the fear of being stared at or looked at. It makes people anxious and more...
What Is a Fear of Animatronics?
Verywell Health via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMedically reviewed by Michael MacIntyre, MD Automatonophobia is the fear of animatronics (lifelike robots). Sometimes this fear can extend to other...
Understanding the Fear of Doctors (Iatrophobia)
Verywell Health via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMedically reviewed by Stephanie Hartselle, MD Fear of doctors or iatrophobia is a type of anxiety disorder where a person has an extreme fear of doctors....
Social Phobia Inventory Test for Social Anxiety
Verywell Health via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe social phobia inventory scale, or SPIN, is a way of measuring a person’s level of social phobia or social anxiety. Developed at Duke University, it...
What Causes a Fear of Success?
Verywell Health via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMedically reviewed by Michael MacIntyre, MD Those who experience fear of success often struggle with feeling like imposter syndrome or fear of not being...
What Is Fear of Halloween?
Verywell Health via Yahoo News· 2 years agoHalloween can be a spooky, even scary, holiday. A fear of Halloween, or samhainophobia, is a real phobia. It’s an intense and persistent fear of the...
10 unusual phobias that actually exist
Live Science via Yahoo News· 1 year agojar of peanut butter with a spoon, on a wooden board with slices of toast Everyone knows someone who is afraid of spiders, heights or flying. However,...
What Is Fear of Strangers (Xenophobia)?
Verywell Health via Yahoo News· 2 years agoXenophobia is a persistent, intense fear of strangers. A fear of strangers is a specific phobia, which is a type of anxiety disorder in the "Diagnostic...
