A phobia is an anxiety disorder involving excessive and persistent fear of a situation or object. Exposure to the source of the fear triggers an immediate anxiety response. Phobias are one of the most ...

Picture this: You wake up on Monday morning and your stomach immediately knots up. Your heart starts racing before your feet even hit the floor. You tell yourself it's just stress from work, maybe a ...

I always thought phobias were dramatic inhibitions that stopped your life dead, like the germaphobe who practically lives in Saran Wrap to avoid contamination or the guy who can’t fly to his sister’s ...