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How I Overcame My Fear of Water and Learned to Swim at 26
Growing up in an Iraqi family, it wasn't typical to learn swimming as a kid. As that fear grew into my twenties, I decided to face it head on.
I Have a Paralysing Fear of Falling Asleep
This disorder—called somniphobia—makes me feel a rush of adrenaline at the exact same moment I lose consciousness.
Radhika Apte on Netflix’s ‘Ghoul’, Memes and Marijuana Legalisation
Her omnipresence is about to get a boost with 'Ghoul', and after enjoying her warm steeliness in 'Sacred Games', we’re pretty excited.
Your Fear of Spiders and Snakes Is Evolutionary, Baby
A study shows that fear is hardwired into everyone, even six-month-old babies.
Phobia's New Album Worships Speed and Spits on Corporate Greed
The grindcore OGs have returned! Listen to new album 'Lifeless Gods' in its entirety ahead of its June 2 Willowtip release.
Phobia Aim to Grind Your Face In with New Song "Damaged"
The grindcore veterans have just announced a new album, 'Lifeless God,' out June 2 via Willowtip
Thomas Morton Shares the Language of Ramadan on Today's 'Daily VICE'
Then Motherboard explains the science behind automatonophobia, or the fear of statues, and VICE Sports tells us about Tony Barnette, an American MLB player who got his start in Japan.
Doctors May Have Found a One-Step Cure for Phobias
During tests, the treatment made sufferers of arachnophobia way less scared of spiders than those given a placebo.
Claustrophobia Goes Digital in a Terrifying Immersive Environment
Multimedia artist Alec Maassen wonders if our digital devices confine us and produce paranoia and anxiety in ‘PHOBIA’.
I'm Terrified of Puking
Since I was seven years old, my life has been governed by a phobia of getting sick.