According to the team at New Jersey searches having a 'fear of holes' on Google the most of any state AND it's the most searched for phobia by New Jersey residents.

Source: https://nj1015.com/ixp/398/p/new-jersey-most-trypophobic-state-holes/

A convicted murderer who stalked a woman after being released from jail claimed to have an ironic phobia whilst in prison and also complained about the number of female jury members in his trial.

Source: https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/killer-stalker-claimed-ironic-phobia-27317673

Africa does not have a deficit of institutional memory as the Ukraine’s regime and its Western handlers supposed and it may need to be stated more emphatically that attempts to brow-beat Africa to the coordinated Russo- phobia is dead on arrival.

Source: https://www.blueprint.ng/massive-cyber-attack-of-the-au-is-ukraine-complicit/

A phobia is usually classified as an irrational or illogical fear of something.

Source: https://pjmedia.com/columns/stephen-kruiser/2023/06/13/the-morning-briefing-pride-month-week-two-were-clearly-not-being-phobic-enough-n1702745

Are you all trying to give me a phobia of semis?

Source: https://jalopnik.com/these-are-the-worst-conditions-youve-ever-driven-throug-1850896958

DCI Laura Semple said: “Hanniford-Brown claimed that he acted in self-defence and that he suffered with PTSD and a phobia of knives, he also said that if it wasn't self-defence, he at least hadn't intended to cause Errol serious harm."

Source: https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1793973/Raekwon-Hanniford-Brown-murder-trial

“Hanniford-Brown claimed that he acted in self-defence and that he suffered with PTSD and a phobia of knives, he also said that if it wasn't self-defence, he at least hadn't intended to cause Errol serious harm.

Source: https://www.mylondon.news/news/south-london-news/south-london-drug-dealer-stabbed-27357761

I had family members die at a fairly early age, so I've always had kind of a phobia about it.

Source: https://bleedingcool.com/tv/howard-stern-post-malone-performs-alice-in-chains-them-bones-cover/

I have a phobia of sick, which I coped well with because of the adrenaline and I was just looking away.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12549665/We-got-extreme-food-poisoning-dream-3-600-holiday-Cape-Verde-left-scared-hotel-meals-ate-PRINGLES-three-days.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

Lawrance gives a detailed and moving portrait of survivor guilt and Rubenstein is pitch perfect as a woman with a debilitating phobia of cats.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2023/aug/14/escaped-alone-and-what-if-if-only-review-this-caryl-churchill-double-bill-opens-with-a-masterpiece

She added: 'Some studies show a decrease in social anxiety or social phobia, as well as binge eating disorder and panic attacks.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/us-health-weekend-features-project/article-12171109/Patients-Ozempic-reporting-reductions-anxiety-depression.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

The good news is that germaphobia, whether it’s part of OCD or a phobia on its own, can be treated, he adds.

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/ocd-symptoms-germaphobe-celebrities-b2464775.html

Those with social phobia have a strong fear of being judged by others or publicly embarrassed.

Source: https://www.jewishpress.com/sections/family/parenting-our-children/social-skills-art-or-science/2023/05/14/

Yesterday, she elaborated on Twitter (I'm not calling it X, grow up) that her fear "has been a phobia of mine for years."

Source: https://www.buzzfeed.com/larryfitzmaurice/khloe-kardashian-whale-fear-twitter-reactions