Hiya,

after struggling for years with my fear of buttons...just writing it makes me go yuck I'm trying my best to hide it from most people cause the people who know it always take the piss out of me. I only told my husband a few months before our wedding of my fear and his first reaction was "Haha you nutter". Charming...thanks a lot.
Finding clothes can be a challenge, finding the right duvet set close to impossible, receiving baby clothes with buttons a nightmare...I could go on like this.
When my mum puts a polo shirt on my son, I cant have him on my lap or anywhere near me.
I'm already dreading the day when my children go to school and they gonna wear clothes with b******.

It annoys me that if somebody says they are scared of heights, spiders, snakes etc nobody questiones it but when somebody comes around with a phobia like buttons they must be nuts, a bit over sensitive and its all in their imagination.


Anybody with the same phobia knows where I can get bedding with zips or poppers and how to cope with school uniforms. Any advice would be amazing!!!

HI

Welcome to the forum and thank you for outlining your issues.

You are spot on when you say that people devalue your phobia and think that "a good talking to will sort it out". People just do not realise how crippling the problems can be and with one such as yours, well the nightmares are happening daily.

Do you know when or how it started? Have you ever considered seeking professional help because i truly do think that it is required and with it being a phobia involving such a common item, imagine how nice it would be to have it under control.

Regards

Hi ArmyMummy

Though I don't share the same fear, I definitely remember an old work colleague who had the same issues as you.

What sympathetic reactions you've had when disclosing your problem!!

Anyways, welcome to the forum!