Facts About the Fear of Long Words   The fear of long words may be a Jocular or sometimes called a fictional phobia. That being said some people may actually suffer from these fears,...

Glossophobia, or Public Speaking Fear What Is Glossophobia?   Glossophobia is the professional psychological term to describe as public speaking fear. The word takes its root from the Greek...

What Is Arachnophobia and Why Do We Fear Spiders?   What is fear of spiders called? The fear of spiders is called arachnophobia. Is the fear of spiders common? Yes, it is a very common...

Understanding The Fear of the Unknown It is fair to say Hamlet as a play—and the Danish Prince in particular—has fascinated psychologists since the birth of the field. Freud famously had...

What Is the FOMO Meaning Somewhere, right now, there is the party of a lifetime raging, with loads of smart, beautiful, charismatic people all having the time of their lives. Someone in that...

A Look at Hemophobia, Or the Fear of Blood It is hard to imagine something more immediate to our life and livelihood than blood. For all the things we say we “cannot do without,” blood is...

The Fear of Hospitals Is Not Just a Cliche Turn on the TV at any given time, in any city, and you are bound to run across a slew of medical shows. House., ER, General Hospital, Scrubs, Doc...

An Overview of Nyctophobia - the Fear of the Dark Are you afraid of the dark? Why? A generalized fear of the dark is universal enough to be one of the most common phobias in the world. Children...

An Analysis of Somniphobia - the Fear of Falling Asleep There are few things which can be said to be truly universal for every human being on Earth, but this is: We all need to sleep. This is...

What Is Thalassophobia—Or the Fear of the Ocean? Do you get an uneasy feeling dipping your feet in the water while sitting on the dock? Does the thought of falling in the ocean from a boat...