phobias

Two questions: What is evolutionary reason (if any) we as humans more afraid of creepy crawl animals, rats, mice etc than other types of animals? If there is an evolutionary reason behind that (they are more likely to infect us, they are more abundant, we are less likely to see them coming so...

There is a very large old house here in COnyers Ga. The house is supposed to be haunted. I personally have been in every nook and cranny of this building and I have to admit to a bit of apprehension. I think humans are genetically wired to feel a bit of apprehension when we explore large...

Long time lurker, infrequent poster. I have a bit of a dilemma and I’m hoping some of you rational thinkers may be able to help me. I have developed an irrational fear and I don’t as yet seem to be able to overcome it. I’ll preface this by saying that I have always experienced very vivid...

Ever since I was a kid, I've had a persistent and nagging fear of mirrors, which Google tells me is called "eisoptrophobia." I have this stupid concern that my reflection is going to do something I didn't. When I was little, there used to be a mirror past the foot of my bed, and I'd sleep with...

I'm looking through a list at wikipedia of different phobias, and can't help laughing at some of them. I bet it's not funny for the people who actually suffer from them, but it's difficult to take some of them seriously. Here, take a look: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hodophobia Some favorites...

How accurately can people report their anxiety levels? That seems entirely subjective to me.