In this Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020, photo the word pandemic is displayed in a dictionary in Washington. Merriam-Webster on Monday announced “pandemic†as its 2020 word of the year. Jerry Seinfeld has ...

“The only thing we have to fear, is fear itself!” Franklin Delano Roosevelt spoke those words in order to perk up the peeps during the depths of the depression. It’s a great line, but it’s not true.

Claustrophobia - It's Not Just About Small Spaces Most people think claustrophobia simply means being afraid of small rooms ...

Image credits: r/words The name of this phobia may be absurd, but it has helped raise awareness. That blend of science and humor is what fascinates people most. The word makes people laugh, but it ...

Did you know that word phobia is a thing? I understand acrophobia, the fear of heights (you could break a hip). I totally get arachnophobia, the fear of spiders (especially the ones with hairy legs).

Who's afraid of the dark? Plenty of people. But when does uneasiness at night shift from something that's unpleasant to a clinical phobia?

Having a parent with an anxiety disorder makes a child more likely to develop a phobia.” In addition, learning history, (in other words, a child’s lived experience), can play a role in whether a child ...

This is the Grammar Guy column, a weekly feature written by Curtis Honeycutt. Jerry Seinfeld has an old comedy bit about how people fear public speaking more than they fear dying. “So that means if ...

The phobia is often listed among more unusual conditions, like the fear of hair, dinner parties, or belly buttons. Yet while some odd phobias spark curiosity or compassion, this one is more frequently ...