 the study aimed to assess steroid phobia among general users of topical corticosteroids and analyze factors associated with it. Out of 3,000 respondents included 929, 31% had steroid phobia. Factors leading to steroid phobia include weight gain, asthma, skin thinning, growth stunting, and skin aging. Female respondents and those with experience of the side effects of topical steroids were more likely to have steroid phobia while those who obtained information on topical steroid use from a healthcare professional were less likely to have it. Healthcare professionals should actively address the issues leading to fears in patients when counseling them about topical steroid use. This article was authored by Sun Young-Song, Sun Young-Jung, and Eun Young-Kim.