That is true :-)
But....I suppose what I'm trying to say is that some of us may have
fears that seem silly to other people but we are still quite brave
about other things. And I won't put up with being mocked about one
of my failings without pointing out that I can overcome fear in
other ways.
I've come across people who are phobic about other harmless objects -
moths for instance which can't possibly hurt you, but loads of
people don't like them because they 'flutter'. Mirrors is another
phobia I have seen discussed recently. So being a bit weird about
buttons doesn't mean I'm crazy :-)

Barbara

--- In b_phobia@yahoogroups.com, vortex <bigvortex@...> wrote:
>
> But you have to admit that our phobia is pretty far
> out there. Spiders, parachuting and talking to a room
> full of people have some grounds for causing fear but
> our fear is purely psychological.
>
> --- wilks286 <wilks286@...> wrote:
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> >
> > If anyone mocked me I think I would ask them if they
> > could pick up a
> > spider, or go parachuting or give a talk to a room
> > full of
> > strangers - all things I can or have done that a lot
> > of people may
> > not be able to.
> >
> > I think we all have fears but we all have strengths
> > too and
> > sometimes we should emphasise our strengths :-)
> >
> > Barbara
> >
> > --- In b_phobia@yahoogroups.com, "Felicity Duncan"
> > <twisted_blacksun@> wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > If they did, it's probably best that one says that
> > they 'just don't
> > > like them' rather than say that they have a
> > phobia. For some
> > reason,
> > > people are more able to accept this as an
> > explanation.
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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