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Hi all, I'm new here, I'm from the US (I notice most of you are from the UK). I can't tell if this group is still active but I'll introduce myself anyway :) ...
discocat82
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Jan 20, 2006
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I hate snaps (poppers, snap-fastners) too, but to a lesser degree. I choose not to wear them rather than with buttons where I absolutely CANNOT wear them....
Felicity Duncan
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Jan 20, 2006
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... from ... Hi Lisa, nice to haer from you :-) I'm in the UK as is my daughter (Claire who started this group) but I still think quite a few are from the US...
wilks286
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Jan 21, 2006
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Hi Felicity, So snaps are called "poppers" too? I was wondering what these poppers were that I kept reading about! I have trouble eating next to people wearing...
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Jan 21, 2006
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Jan 23, 2006
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Umm..Well..Yeah. I have the same kind of phobia, but I can still wear snaps. I've had it since I was 3 and a half and I'm 17 right now. When I was in first and...
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Feb 3, 2006
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... Yeah, I've had people treat me less than kind because of my phobia too. If it wasn't my mother forcing me to wear clothes with buttons on them because she...
Felicity Duncan
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Feb 4, 2006
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It's a shame when people are so judgemental. A lot might mock you and say they don't have any phobias but I bet if you quizzed them they would maybe run a mile...
wilks286
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Feb 4, 2006
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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...
vortex
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Feb 4, 2006
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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...
wilks286
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Feb 6, 2006
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firstly hello to everyone, i have been researching into this phobia lately and i am interested to know more about how it affects your daily life? do you find...
debz
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Mar 15, 2006
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Hi Deb, To answer your questions, I have been very proud of myself lately! I recently got a new job, and 2 weeks in I found out I would have to wear the...
discocat82
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Mar 16, 2006
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... interested to know more about ... It doesn't affect me much nowadays as I have a relatively b****n free existence. It was worse when my children were young...
wilks286
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Mar 17, 2006
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Hi I've just discovered your group and I'm amazed to find so many people with this phobia! My daughter who is now 3 has suffered from this fear since she was ...
emmad292
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Mar 20, 2006
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my mother tried everything with me since my button phobia started very young as well..... she tried making crafts with buttons and using buttons in disguise...
nancytmac
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Mar 20, 2006
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Hello and welcome to the group :-) I have had button phobia since I was quite little. Even though I tried to hide my phobia for many years it seems that I have...
wilks286
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Mar 20, 2006
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Hi My daughter finds bs make her feel disgusted and sick. She cannot eat if someone is in view wearing the things, even when it's her favourite food. She can...
Ali
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Mar 24, 2006
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Hi, I've just joined too, my daughter is 4.5 and has had b_phobia possibly forever - we only recognized it at around 18 months to 2, but I suspect it was there...
Ali
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Mar 24, 2006
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Hi Ali Do have a look at message 153 which is my reply to another mother with a similar problem. Maybe something in that will be a little help. I wouldn't...
wilks286
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Mar 24, 2006
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Hi Ali, I've hated buttons (and I hate snaps even more!!) since I was 6 years old if not earlier. All I can tell you is that it should get *somewhat* better as...
discocat82
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Mar 24, 2006
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As anyone who has ever read my posts knows, I hate snaps as much if not more than buttons. The worst kind of snaps for me are the small ones like on baby...
discocat82
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Mar 24, 2006
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Hi Lisa - I just had a baby on February 8th and I think almost everything has snaps..... the "onesies" only have three snaps and there are little sleeper sacks...
nancytmac
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Mar 24, 2006
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Thanks Barbara, in fact Freya won't be going to school as we are educating at home so at least we don't have to deal with quite the same scenario. I think I...
Ali
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Mar 28, 2006
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Hi Lisa, thanks for your reply, it's reassuring to hear someone who has dealt with this same problem from an early age. I really hope things will get easier...
Ali
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Mar 28, 2006
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I had a very gross experience last week. If you'll recall, I got a job in February which required me to wear polo shirts with tortoiseshell b's, which are my...
discocat82
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May 18, 2006
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... And what about that "Spare Button" supplied with some Polo's! There it is, sewn onto a label on the inside of a Polo. It's as intolerable as a smear of...
Nick
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May 25, 2006
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I don't know why clothing with zippers isn't accepted as "formal." I do think it is easier for us ladies though, to do almost completely without buttons. I've...
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Jun 1, 2006
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I have a couple of blouses that I can wear with just a few very small white buttons on them. I have to admit that I don't wear them very often - but I can do...
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Jun 1, 2006
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For some reason most duvet covers fasten with you-know-whats. My husband recently bought me a beautiful new duvet cover that I knew, the moment I looked at it,...
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