phobia

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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

"I was on 10 to 15 finger pricks and five or six injections. I actually had a phobia of needles, so it wasn't a good start."

From BBC • Jan. 18, 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

Hospital phobia, or nosocomephobia, is one of a number of recognised anxiety disorders commonly associated with traumatic childhood experiences.

From BBC • Dec. 15, 2025

He had a phobia about the vidphone and found making a call, especially to a stranger, virtually impossible.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick