Latest Fear Stories

Freedom To Fly Now is a new organization in New York City that helps people overcome fear of flying with weekend group workshops. The organization and workshops are led by Martin Seif, Ph.D., ABPP, nationally known expert on anxiety and fears of flying. The first workshop takes place at LaGuardia Airport in New York on September 15-16, 2012 and includes a commercial flight from LaGuardia Airport to Washington, DC with Dr. Seif and staff. (PRWEB) June 25, 2012 Martin Seif, Ph.D., ABPP,...

Experimental drug and genetic difference both indicate how people deal with fear and stress Researchers at Duke University and the National Institutes of Health have found a way to calm the fears of anxious mice with a drug that alters their brain chemistry. They've also found that human genetic differences related to the same brain chemistry influence how well people cope with fear and stress. It's an advance in understanding the brain's fear circuitry that the research team says may...

Similarities with male terrorists counter commonly held images Much like their male counterparts, female terrorists are likely to be educated, employed and native residents of the country where they commit a terrorist act, according to new research published by the American Psychological Association. The findings contradict stereotypes presented in previous studies that describe female terrorists as socially isolated and vulnerable to recruitment because they are uneducated, unemployed...

Thundershirt, the product that has helped so many anxious dogs around the world and is recommended by thousands of vets and trainers, introduces Thundershirt for Cats. Durham, NC (PRWEB) April 23, 2012 Since 2009, the Thundershirt has been reducing anxiety among hundreds of thousands of dogs around the world. The company has conducted extensive research on the prevalence and effects of pet anxiety. Its product testing has produced amazing results for dogs, and now for the first time ever-...

New University of Otago research suggests that when non-religious people think about their own death they become more consciously skeptical about religion, but unconsciously grow more receptive to religious belief. The Department of Psychology research also found that when religious people think about death, their religious beliefs appear to strengthen at both conscious and unconscious levels. The researchers believe the findings help explain why religion is such a durable feature of human...

PARIS, March 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The State Department's top counterterrorism official, Ambassador Daniel Benjamin, told DiploNews that the administration continues to give priority to countering terrorism and emphasizing international cooperation. The U.S. originally held annual bilateral discussions with only a handful of countries, most consistently with Canada and the United Kingdom. In contrast, the U.S. now holds bilateral meetings with about 20 countries annually and...

According to new research, the bigger the person's arachnophobia, the more likely they perceive the spider is bigger than it really is. During the study, participants who feared spiders were asked to undergo five encounters with live spiders, and provide size estimates of the spiders after those encounters. They found that the more afraid they said they were of spiders, the larger they estimated the spiders to be. "If one is afraid of spiders, and by virtue of being afraid of spiders...

NEW YORK, Feb. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AJC welcomed the UN Security Council statement condemning terror attacks against Israeli diplomatic personnel. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100816/AJCLOGO) The council acted after the attacks last week in Georgia and India, where the wife of one diplomat was seriously injured in a car bombing. "The Security Council statement is an appropriate and necessary response to what happened last week when Israelis were...

The more afraid a person is of a spider, the bigger that individual perceives the spider to be, new research suggests. In the context of a fear of spiders, this warped perception doesn't necessarily interfere with daily living. But for individuals who are afraid of needles, for example, the conviction that needles are larger than they really are could lead people who fear injections to avoid getting the health care they need. A better understanding of how a phobia affects the perception...

Findings in animals could lead to new treatments for people suffering from anxiety disorders, including post-traumatic stress disorder Rutgers scientists have uncovered genetic clues as to why some mice no longer in danger are still fearful while others are resilient to traumatic experiences – knowledge that could help those suffering with crippling anxiety and PTSD. "Our work with mice demonstrates how genes play a role in developing and extinguishing pathological fear like Post...