This phobia often accompanies generalized anxiety disorder and typically stems from a traumatic experience, similar to other uncommon phobias. Ephebiphobia is the fear of adolescents or youth ...

By speaking up, she hopes that she can break the stigma. “Because it’s not a well-known phobia and fear, I think people just see it as a joke and find it funny,” she said. “I wouldn’t be ...

This phobia triggers extreme anxiety and panic attacks, impacting her daily life significantly. Despite the severity of her condition, Woodman’s fear is often dismissed as a joke, which she ...