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...
Hi My daughter has had button phobia since she was very young - and still has. Nothing we have done has made it ease or go away. At one point, when she was...
Hi, Most of us here have certain kinds/colors/materials of buttons that are grosser to us than others. In fact, some don't bother me at all, and others make me...
Hi there, I really don't want to capitalise or your poor son's misery but I've read your message and it kills me to think that this one thing can stop him for...
Hi there, I have another great opportunity to raise the profile of the phobia. Like my last request, this time the Manchester Evening News would like to write...
My 13 year old son suffers from this phobia. His school head-teacher dosen't understand any help or advise would be greatfully received. ... Win a BlackBerry...
Hi Janet Welcome to the group, although I am sorry you have this problem. My daughter is button phobic (as am I) but we were very lucky in that she went to a...
I recently came across an article that might be helpful...it was a case study on a boy with a phobia of buttons. I read it to my 8 year old son and he said the...
Hello, I've seen a couple of adverts on BBC3 in the last few days for a show called Panic Room which looks like it is going to feature a lady with button ...
Tuesday 10 April, BBC3, 9 pm. The first episode has two women, one terrified of cats, another scared of frogs. I expect buttons come later - this is the first...
The episode of Panic Room featuring a lady with button phobia is on this coming Tuesday and is repeated a couple of times during the week. Times are as...
Hi I've just finished watching the BBC programme about the lady suffering with a phobia of the disgusting little plastic things, thought I'd have a look if...
Hello Sarah! I was amazed the first time I searched for "button phobia" online to come across so many references to it - and I'm lucky, my mother shares my...
... to come ... my phobia ... Aren't you lucky :-) Or, on the other hand, I passed it on to you like the bad mother I am. (Hangs head in shame). ... channel!)...
Hello Sarah and welcome to the group :-) I haven't seen the programme yet but I feel much as you do - disgust rather than fear. Although what I would do if...