Hello: I just found out yesterday that I wasn't alone! Today I found this group. It is reassuring and a little bit spooky that someone else has this phobia. ...
so is it the wing of the butterfly or the butterfly it'self you're afraid of? this probily stems from the fear of small fast moving things most people have. ...
Dear All Firstly, thanks for the warm welcome. I saw a link to this group on the unusual phobias website, it's great to know I'm not on my own. My phobia is...
... any ... Hello there, I was interested in your fear of mannequins. I hope your job interview went well. Just to reassure you that I'm terrified of...
... if ... I ... not ... lesbians, ... as "Fear ... Why is it that more unusual phobias are not named. I've visited the phobia list website and they have...
I've actually plucked up courage to tell my doctor about my phobia, he referred me to my local psychology department and they recommended this group. Each...
Hello Yolholsky Well funnily enough they've sent me a load of details. It's a self- help group and they've got quite a few local groups. Not only do they...
how do those exposure programes work when your afriad of somthing like ghosts or anything else intangible? I don't think spending any time in a haunted area...
This isn't my phobia, it's my dog's. For some very strange reason, my dog has a serious phobia when it comes to walking on tiles. The only way he can walk...
I have a terrible fear of babies... especially newborns... I know that as a female I'm supposed to find them cute and sweet but I hate them... they make my...
Fear of butterflies and moths is not that unusual I don't think... I lived with TWO people last year who would scream murder if they saw them... one of them...
LOL, I agree, imagine spending a night in the Tower of London or somewhere like that, I'd be suffering serious trauma if that was me. Seriously though, I think...
It maybe an aversion, rather than a phobia. This is when you just can't stand something because it 'grates' on you, it sends shivers down your spine or makes...
sounds good in theory. but I think it's the ghosts in there imagnations that they are the most afraid of. sence probily most people have never seen one. ... ...
Both my wife and 3 year old son are afraid of buttons and I'm hoping to find a way to cure them of it. My son has had it since he was 1- 1/2 to 2 years old...
Haven't heard of any treatments. I don't believe phobias can be genetic since all fears (withthe exception of falling, I believe) are learned. That's odd...
I have had a phobia of buttons ever since I can remember (I'm 33 now). I didn't actually realise it was a phobia until I was maybe 16 or 17. I had grown up...
To everyone with a phobia of buttons I've been reading these posts with great interest. As a person with a phobia that absolutely NO ONE else has either heard ...
Hi, Just read with great interest about your fear of buttons. I feel exactly the same and I think it was John who said about turning clothes over that are...
i don't know what the technical term for my fear is...but i fear having my picture taken...it's not very severe, but I reeaaallly don't like it. i never had it...
I published a pic of a web friend on a web page. They flipped! I apologized profusely for invading their privacy, but thought the degree of their reaction was...
I don't know about the photograph phobia but as an ethical vegan of many years, I find it hardly surprising to hear that someone can't deal with meat looking...
Leslie: Thanks for your response. I was actually asking a question about the man with the fear of having his photo published. I've long ago since lost...
WOW Cant believe Im not alone here. Im 35 and have felt the same as you since I can remember. I cannot even type the word comfortably, say it, and always ask...
I have this horrible fear of veins. I can't look at my wrists. When I see people doing nasty things to their veins in movies I freak out. I start crying and...
hey. i just wanted to know if there is anyone else out there with the same phobia i have - mustard. write back if you do so i know i'm not the only one. ... Do...