Anxiety Among Girls Continues to Rise in the UK

The Office of National Statistics (ONS) has recently revealed in the latest report that one in four young women, aged 16-24 suffer from mental health issues such as anxiety and depression. The data was found by researchers using surveys to collect information...

Treat your fear of water this summer

A fear of water – known as acquaphobia, is an interesting phobia for Brits, considering we live on an island surrounded by water. The only way of travelling abroad is to fly over a great big ocean, or to sail the seas to reach your final destination. So it can be a...

10 of the most unusual phobias

Turophobia – Who doesn’t love cheese? Well, apparently quite a lot of people, as there is an official name for the phobia of anything cheesy. Sufferers usually associate this phobia with a traumatic memory, and even have to run away from the sight of a mozzarella...

Acrophobia – If you Fear Heights, This is the Phobia

As summer approaches, many of us will have that inner urge to travel the world, climb every mountain and experience the finer and most beautiful things in life. But, travelling doesn’t come without its anxieties. One of the biggest anxieties facing holiday-makers and...