The remnants of an ancient community face a new age of anxiety after decades of uneasy coexistence with the mullahs’ regime.

These unusual fears are humorous to those who don’t suffer from them. Yet those who are affected can get real anxiety and discomfort from them.Here are five of the strangest phobias that might ...

Fear is a natural part of the human experience. It keeps us alert, cautious, and alive. But while many people are familiar with common fears like heights (acrophobia), spiders (arachnophobia), or ...

Many common phobias, such as trypanophobia (fear of injections and needles), begin in childhood. Around 25% of children and adolescents experience an anxiety disorder at some point. In some cases, ...

She adds weird phobias tend to negatively impact people’s lives because it’s nearly impossible to predict when something that triggers the phobia will arise. It’s relatively easy to avoid heights and ...

Fear of learning, where students avoid new information due to anxiety over the complexity or challenge of education. Fear of numbers, causing intense anxiety when dealing with mathematical ...

Local news Newcastle Advertiser Wacky Wednesday: Five of the strangest phobias The Newcastle Advertiser has a look at five of the 'weirdest' phobias known to man.

From Tyra Banks to Nicole Kidman, these celebrities are afraid of less conventional critters, like butterflies, horses and dolphins. Butterflies represent transformation and hope … but not for ...

Turophobia, fear of cheese This may be the strangest fear there is, since cheese is everywhere near us and does not pose any danger. However, there are those who fear cheese. Even, according to those ...

Our next fear is one of the small and squeaky variety. According to a YouGov poll, 17% of British citizens reported having a fear of mice. 9% said that their fear was “severe,” constituting a phobia.