Up to 10 per cent of the US population suffers from a phobia. Photo: Alamy Up to 10 per cent of the US population suffers from a phobia. Photo: Alamy
Up to 10 per cent of the US population suffers from a phobia. Photo: Alamy
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What Kylie Jenner and Sylvester Stallone have in common with 10 per cent of us: phobias and why we get them

  • More than seven per cent of people suffer from social phobias including agoraphobia and less than one per cent have a fear of spiders
  • Most phobias begin in childhood and some can last an entire lifetime without treatment

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Anthea Rowan
Anthea Rowan

Updated: 11:08pm, 5 Jun, 2019

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Up to 10 per cent of the US population suffers from a phobia. Photo: Alamy Up to 10 per cent of the US population suffers from a phobia. Photo: Alamy
Up to 10 per cent of the US population suffers from a phobia. Photo: Alamy
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