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...
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...
... 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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
... 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...
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...
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...
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,...
Yuk! Hannah, you have all my sympathy. If you look back at some of my posts here you will see that duvet covers with buttons are my pet horror. I am terrified...
Hi - My son(almost three)recently started to refuse to wear anything with buttons. Gorgeous cute pyjamas and cute cardies are definitely out! I spent a while...
... I'm looking for other mums of small children with a button phobia to ... Oh, I wish I didn't feel like an abnormality being investigated under a...
Looking for interviewees Hi - My son(almost three)recently started to refuse to wear anything with buttons. Gorgeous cute pyjamas and cute cardies are...
Hi Kim I'm sorry your son is having this problem :-( For many people (including me) it does seem to begin at a very young age. There may be some tips to help...
Sorry about all of the spam this list has been getting. I'm able to get online more often now, so I should be able to delete posts like this more regularly....
This summer I've managed to wear a couple of blouses and T-shirts with very small butons on. Does this mean I'm over my phobia? Unfortunately I don't think so....
Hi Barbara, Yes, for me some are much worse than others. I am the opposite of you though because it seems that small buttons for me are worse than big ones. ...
Hi there, I'm looking for button phobia sufferers in Hampshire who would be happy to be part of an article in the Southampton Southern Daily Echo. The article...
Hi, My son has had a fear of buttons since he was about 3 yrs old (he's 8 1/2 now). He used to say that they smelled bad, and until recently couldn't sit close...
It's great that you're trying everything you can to help your son through this. As an mom with a button phobia and a 7-year-old son, I can understand both...
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