By Dr Vasilios SilivistrisPhobias (from the Greek fovos, meaning fear) are intense, irrational fears of objects or situations that pose little real danger. Unlike ordinary anxiety, phobias are ...

Submechanophobia is the term for the fear of submerged artificial objects. It is a type of specific phobia. If a person has submechanophobia, they will usually experience fear when thinking about ...

It sounds almost impossible that something as simple as looking in the bathroom mirror could send someone into a cold sweat, but eisoptrophobia is shockingly real. This phobia affects people who ...