phobia

This can make it difficult for patients with needle phobia or who don’t want to self-inject due to the inconvenience.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 8, 2026

The plaintiff’s former therapist, Victoria Burke, testified that she diagnosed Kaley with body dysmorphia and social phobia, a type of anxiety disorder, in her early teens.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026

Today she listens to me rant about my slimy mollusk phobia, and I push back against her competitive streak with my own.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 9, 2026

She was diagnosed with school phobia and ended up being home schooled for a while, and has since found it hard to stay in a job.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2025

This frightened me, but apparently it's my own private phobia.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

Cage plays Roy, a gifted con artist with obsessive-compulsive disorder whose tics, phobias and elaborate rituals have turned his immaculate home into a fortress against the world.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026

Anxiety disorders include generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, social anxiety disorders, and phobias.

From Science Daily ● May 16, 2026

It is human nature to project our phobias, prejudices and obsessions onto what is simply a biological contest between our immune system and the amoral pathogens trying to replicate themselves within us.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026

Early versions of aversion therapy were first trialled on animals and then on humans for conditions such as phobias, compulsions, and addictions, for example, using mild shocks to reduce nail-biting or gambling.

From BBC ● Dec. 5, 2025

While thumbing toward the Bible section, I came across a list of phobias arranged into various classifications.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris