Phobias

They had a segment on Sunrise (a breakfast TV show) this week where they were talking about unusual fears and kept mentioning a lady who has a fear of buttons. I immediately thought, any minute now they're going to say "and here she is!" and start interviewing one of our friends who has this very fear! I figure the fear is so unique that it could only be her! Then I started thinking "I can't believe she didn't tell us she was going to be on Sunrise"!

But to much disappointment and surprise they later said that she lived in the UK - okay not her. Later still in the show they said that someone else had emailed in about their small child who also has a fear of buttons saying that their bed has a blanket with buttons all around the edge and because of it their son will never come into their room to talk with them and instead insist on yelling down the hall from a safe distance, lol.

Wow, I was so surprised to learn that at least 3 people in the world has this phobia! It's even got a name (though I would probably swallow my tongue if I tried to pronounce it): "Koumpounophobia"!

I think I'd like to have an irrational fear that's unique enough to make me special but common enough that it has a name so I wasn't a complete freak, lol. I figure lots of people probably share my completely rational fear of aliens jumping out of dark hallways and probing me and that it's likely already got a name (Probeuphobia?) but maybe I'm unique with my fear of going to the toilet, being half-way through my business there and having a frog jump out from under the toilet rim! Eyew - I shudder just thinking about it! That fear is deeply rooted since it actually happened to me as a kid living on a farm house - it literally scared the...well you know the saying!

Anyone else care to share an unusual / irrational fear they have? Just leave a comment. :)