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Initech

(100,102 posts)
Fri Jul 19, 2013, 04:11 PM Jul 2013

British Student Wants To Conquer Her Crippling Fear Of Cheese

Sammy Jenkins, 20, is terrified of the food and dreads going to shops and seeing it.

The fear — known as turophobia — once forced her to reject a job interview to be away from it.

Now she is desperate for professional help to beat the terror.

Sammy said last night: “I feel so disgusted by the idea of touching or eating cheese it’ll bring me out in cold sweats.

“My mum tells me I did eat it once before I was old enough to remember.

“I don’t know what has happened to make me so afraid of it. I didn’t think it was so much of a problem when I was younger but now I want to get help.

Read more: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/5021987/Girl-wants-to-conquer-her-fear-of-cheese.html#ixzz2ZWYmQR5z


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British Student Wants To Conquer Her Crippling Fear Of Cheese (Original Post) Initech Jul 2013 OP
I had a co-worker who is afraid of ...rabbits. dixiegrrrrl Jul 2013 #1

dixiegrrrrl

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1. I had a co-worker who is afraid of ...rabbits.
Fri Jul 19, 2013, 05:52 PM
Jul 2013

She is now in her 50's, still has a phobia about them.
Any kind.
Easter must be hell for her.

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