Androphobia is an intense fear of men that is disproportionate to the threat they might pose and that negatively affects a person’s ability to function. For example, it may affect their work or social ...

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 ...

Jack Canfield wasn’t wrong when he said, "Everything you want is on the other side of fear". Fear is what stops us from ...

Scientists are discovering that our tendency to develop certain phobias might be written in our DNA before we even encounter the things that terrify us. Evidence from twin studies suggests that ...

Going to the doctor rarely ranks No. 1 on our endless to-do lists. From facing needles, pokes and prods to paying pricey out-of-pocket expenses, many find the entire experience stressful. Iatrophia, ...