KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — No matter where they came from, having a fear or phobia can drastically alter the quality of your life, and it is time to finally face them. Fears are considered a part of ...

Psychotherapy, which some people may call talk therapy, is a common treatment option for people with phobias. There are different types of psychotherapy, including exposure therapy and cognitive ...

Fear is a natural instinct that helps protect us from harm, but some phobias go way beyond the realm of common fears. Have ...

A phobia is an extreme irrational fear of something. It is a type of anxiety disorder that emerges, on average, at age 9 or 10. There are different kinds of phobias directed toward objects, situations ...

Fear is a natural and normal human experience. We all feel it from time to time, and there are situations when we rely on fear to keep us out of trouble. “Fear is healthy and adaptive,” says Thompson ...

When someone has a phobia, they often go out of their way to make sure they can avoid the thing or situation they're afraid of. Maybe they'll skip someone's wedding because they don't want to fly on a ...

A lot of us hate different types of weather. Someone from the south may hate the cold, while someone from up north might hate the heat and humidity. Those feelings are valid, but there is a difference ...

There are five main types of agoraphobia, which are situations in which the symptoms appear. These include using public transportation, standing in line, being in enclosed spaces, being outside the ...

Dogs, like some other species including humans, can sometimes develop an excessive, irrational fear of something animate, inanimate or situational. This state of affairs falls into the category of a ...