Poised to lead his high school soccer team to its third straight state championship, seventeen-year-old star player Jake Martin struggles to keep hidden his nearly debilitating obsessive-compulsive disorder.

With her con-man father in prison, fifteen-year-old Maya sets out from Reno, Nevada, for Boise, Idaho, hoping to stay out of foster care by finding an aunt she never knew existed, but a fellow runaway complicates all of her scientifically-devised plans.

People with phobias experience extreme fear and distress when triggered by a specific thing or experience. They may fear spiders, germs, or great heights. They face challenges in school, work, and daily life. Living with Phobias examines the causes and symptoms of these conditions, looks at the everyday realities of people with phobias, and explores the management and treatment options available today.