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- Book extract
Tracing the roots of our fears and fixations
| Kate SummerscaleTim Robinson
Kate Summerscale explores the history of our anxieties and compulsions, and the new phobias and manias that are always emerging.
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- Article
Finding solidarity in arachnophobia
| Izzie PriceSteven Pocock
Arachnophobia is very different from just disliking spiders. Izzie Price shares the reality of having the phobia, and explores its likely origins.
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- Article
Why pandemic denial is nothing new
| Rachael SwindaleSteven Pocock
Could today’s Covid-deniers be taking lessons from history? After all, it’s nearly 200 years since frustrations at a cholera-induced lockdown erupted in Sunderland.
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- Article
How I cured my fear of vomiting
| Alex BruceSteven Pocock
Emetophobia ruled every waking moment of Alex’s life. Until he came to realise he couldn’t live that way any more.
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- Article
Self-obsessing in the age of selfies
| Stevyn Colgan
The tiny, joyful spark of a social media ‘like’ can lead to a damaging obsession. Find out how far people will go when their phone addiction gets the upper hand.