phobia
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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
One of my prompts on the app detailed my phobia of snails in detail.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 9, 2026
Michals told jurors he had felt "so-so" about pursuing a relationship with Ms Wang because she had a phobia of germs.
From BBC ● Dec. 8, 2025
Like addiction or phobia, it narrows lives and corrodes resilience.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2025
Maybe Leonard’s daughter will develop a phobia of birds being locked up in cages.
From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers
Understanding the role of astrocytes could reshape how scientists approach disorders linked to persistent fear, including post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety disorders and phobias.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 4, 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
The category encompasses post-traumatic stress disorder and phobias or compulsions that result in “marked difficulties” with working or living in society.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2025
His obsessive–compulsive disorder and numerous phobias are also at all time highs.
From Salon ● Nov. 8, 2023
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
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