Do you feel uneasy, anxious, or even panicked at the sight or thought of a rat? If so, you may be experiencing Musophobia (also called

A phobia for needles is called trypanophobia and is something many people suffer from. It can cause anxiety, depression and fear. Thankfully, there are ways

Hylophobia is an irrational fear of forests which may sound bizarre to many people but is actually a real issue for others. While some people

Pogonophobia is the official name for a fear/phobia of beards. As seems to be the trend, the term is made up of two Greek derivatives

Whether or not we are over the peak of the corona virus pandemic is debatable but what we do know is that coronaphobia has started

You will no doubt have noticed that a number of new phobias revolve around social media. One of the latest is Visiobibliophobia which is literally

We live in an era where there are numerous new phobias every year which attract ridicule and bewilderment in equal measures. That said, Nomophobia, a

Whether you call it Gymphobia or gym phobia there is no doubt that for many people it is real and can be a significant problem.

There is actually a real phobia known as Antefamaphobia which is a fear that everyone is talking about you. Those who have not experienced this

You will probably be asking yourself the question, what is Editiovultus phobia? When you find out it is literally a fear of Facebook you will

The UK is renowned as one of the largest pet loving nations in the world with the most popular pet by far the family dog.

As we face yet more weeks in lockdown many people are becoming seriously concerned about the state of their hair no more than those suffering

Despite the fact that we very often place celebrities on a pedestal, they are still prone to everyday trials and traumas just like everybody else.

Did you know there is a condition known as Paruresis which is quite literally a fear of toilets. While to some people this may be

As we move into the start of a New Year    many people will be struggling with Neoannophobia which is literally translated as a fear of

As you might expect, a driving phobia (also know as vehophobia) is quite literally the fear of driving. While we generally associate this with cars

The chances are that we all know at least one person who has a fear of lifts (elevators), the person who looks for the stairs

A fear of clowns, or to give it the correct name Coulrophobia, is something very much in the news at the moment with newspaper reports

Whether you are someone waiting to take an exam or perhaps you have friends or family taking exams, these can be very stressful times. Exam

While some people would describe social phobia anxiety disorder as “shyness” if you ask anybody who suffers from the condition they will tell you that

As we approach the general election in the UK, and indeed an array of other elections around the world, it is perhaps ironic that the