The fear of clowns is known as Coulrophobia and while the origin of the fear may be based in a childhood experience there may also be a very strong link to Hollywood films depicting clowns behaving badly.

Did you know cats may be more susceptible to obsessive/compulsive habits under very specific circumstances? That tendency can create an odd sense of mayhem in your home, but can be avoided if you know what to look for and avoid provoking your cat to compulsion. 

I watched a video in researching this article that showed a group of individuals placing a fake rat in the receptacle of a vending machine. Then the laughter started when they caught people’s responses on film. The trouble is for those who have Musophobia there is nothing funny about the instant adrenaline rush and elevated heart rates.

In the film North by Northwest Cary Grant plays Roger Thornhill. He knows advertising, but doesn’t have a clue about the dark underbelly of crime that he finds himself thrust into when he is mistaken for someone else. 

We take you to south Yorkshire where a gentleman in his mid 30’s found the help he needed to overcome a lifelong fear of fruits and vegetables. Darren Rafferty tells TheStar.co.uk, “My mum used to bribe me with £1 for eating some peas but it still didn’t work. In the end I just ate what I wanted, which was mostly pizza and junk food.”

If you knew Australian Aaron Buckingham two years ago you might not recognize him today. That’s because Aaron has lost more than half of his body weight. Was it an eating disorder? Well, yes, but not one you might imagine.

When an individual exists in a perpetual state of fear there is a primary life function they are missing. This missing item is the basic element for satisfaction in life, and its lack creates an atmosphere of unrest.

America’s top executives were under fire last year for what many felt was exorbitant bonuses. Many were thought to be living a lavish lifestyle. Some thought these men and women were worth envying. These executives might have a different view.

Humans aren’t the only mammals to feel fear. You only need to watch a nature program to see that the presence of a lion frightens water buffalo or a tiger causes monkeys to fee threatened. One common animal fear is thunder and it seems most acute in dogs.

Worry is the match that can ignite fear into a phobia. The process of fear often begins in childhood and can push the fear into a long term cycle of angst and personal frustration.