Phobia

I Faced My Phobia of Elevators By Facing My Past

Whenever I got into an elevator with other people, I wondered if they could save me if I were dying in there. Like my mother or my father, I needed them—but they could let me down.

Apr 16, 2019
Emetophobia and Why Purity Culture Won’t Save Us

There is a belief that healthy lives are rewards for correct behavior, and illness and death are earned through insufficient devotion.

Thanatophobia: Everything to Fear but Fear Itself

“I went on the internet, searched ‘fear of death,’ and a name appeared.”

Dec 22, 2016