*Living with Koumpounophobia for 21 years*

[ode_to_tapirs]

On Christmas morning two years ago, my mother gave me a particular gift. A necklace, made from little round discs. It never occurred to her that they shared a few key characteristics with something I have been battling my entire life. When I opened the box, what I saw was a necklace made entirely of...buttons. I was so startled that I had a

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[chickibux]

it seems like the nausia and also the only hating shirt buttons would point to the same root cause that you suspect your button thing of having, no? and how people are "disgusted" by rather than scared of them. and you wear jeans. god what if you couldn't wear jeans!?!1 amazing

[ode_to_tapirs]

no no, don't you see? All of these people have feelings that are similar to mine...we can't all have had the same experience! That's just some theory that my mom came up with! Don't you see? This is an honest to god irrational phobia! And yes, it's good about the jeans...really, any sort of button that doesn't have holes in it is fine, even plastic ones with the little loop on the back.

[chickibux]

yeah you are right. this is actually honestly amazing.

ps. kirsten is sitting next to me, or actually she is standing on my desk as i type. she is my paradoxical muse.