‘Something about the texture and shape really freaks me out,’ said the 21-year-old Portsmouth university student. 'My mum says I would freak out when it was time to get ready for school. I would scream, cry and as I got older I started to have panic attacks when faced with the prospect of touching them and getting ready.
'Ever since then even the word button makes me squirm.' She added: 'It really used to affect my chances in job interviews, but I know more about self-control techniques now, so if someone is wearing buttons I try really hard to control my reaction.
'It still makes me feel uncomfortable but I can now distract myself if it’s just on someone’s shirt, however if it starts coming towards me or the word is mentioned in conversation I still panic.' Late Apple boss Steve Jobs had the same phobia and only wore button-free turtle necks and denim.
3 comments:
Good thing there are many options for button-less wear for women. Even cardigans and blazers have no button versions. Pop on a plain black dress and a smart mini jacket and you're ready for work.
She certainly doesn't have a mascara phobia.
Interesting. Everything I have read about this phobia before says that sufferers are more affected by loose buttons than by those attached to clothing. The greater the number of buttons the greater the discomfort, from what I have read.
Yet this woman is afraid of buttons on other people's clothing and somehow can still hold a handful of loose buttons?
Curious.
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