Advertisement

The Origins of Phobias

Trypophobia or a fear of holes, specifically small holes clustered together, has topped the list of the phobia that terrifies Irish people the most. A study by Psychic World, based on Google searches, has found that fears about open spaces, spiders,...

Share this article

15.45 7 Sep 2022


The Origins of Phobias


Listen to this episode


Share this article

15.45 7 Sep 2022


Trypophobia or a fear of holes, specifically small holes clustered together, has topped the list of the phobia that terrifies Irish people the most. A study by Psychic World, based on Google searches, has found that fears about open spaces, spiders, heights and confined spaces completed the top 5 things we Irish are afraid of.

Patricia Casey, Consultant Psychiatrist at the Hermitage Clinic and Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry in UCD joined Kieran on The Hard Shoulder to discuss phobias...


Read more about

The Hard Shoulder Highlights

Related Episodes

The rise in schoolchildren get...

00:17:21

The rise in schoolchildren getting exemptions from Irish

The Claire Byrne Show

00:17:21


Sean McGovern jailed for 24 ye...

00:05:52

Sean McGovern jailed for 24 years for directing crime gang

Newstalk Breakfast

00:05:52


€20,000 weekly spend storing e...

00:03:34

€20,000 weekly spend storing ev buses due to lack charging infrastructure of

Newstalk Breakfast

00:03:34


Cardiac surgeries cancelled du...

00:03:29

Cardiac surgeries cancelled due to strikes

Newstalk Breakfast

00:03:29