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phobia

[foh-bee-uh] / ˈfoʊ bi ə /


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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

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

At first her hospital phobia made the idea seem impossible but "over time the desire to try and help people trumped my fear," she says.

From BBC • Dec. 15, 2025

Like addiction or phobia, it narrows lives and corrodes resilience.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 19, 2025

And I been working with my therapist on my dog phobia.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas




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