Phobia of paper?

[twinkleton]

Does anyone else not like the feel of paper, or cardboard? I hate having to flick through paper, or screw it up, it just makes me cringe. Does anyone else have this strange phobia (if thats what you can call it)

Only have a problem with it if it's in my in-tray!

[Eve]

I hate people who lick their fingers as they flick through papers, just makes me thing yuk!

[PinkFizz]

Yes its a recognised phobia - paphyrophobia.

[Roughquest]

I can't touch newspapers at all, they make me feel ill, and i cant allow any tissue to come near my face at all - if i touch tissue i can't touch anything until i have washed my hands...bleh bleh bleh, cant help it.

[freak_unique]

Omg yeah im like this, i hate the dry feel to paper...im especially bad with tissue i try to avoid it at all costs or i have to wet my hands after touching it!

[originalang]

I hate popping through the foil on the top of a coffee jar or gravy granules etc. makes me squirm!

[Metz]

I can't stand the feel of foam (not the frothy stuff)

[spurslady]

Touching carpet. If the kids had spilt something on it I had to scrub the stain and I cant do it. I put one arm around both ears (which is hard to do) and close my eyes tight. I have now replaced the living room carpet with wood floor it helps a lot.

Also if someone rubs their feet across carpet I cant stand it.

[Rune]

I can't touch paper, cardboard etc when my hands have recently been wet. But I am ok at other times. My real phobias are: helminthophobia + ophidiophobia. Fear of worms and snakes. So bad that I cannot even eat spaghetti, noodles, slimey beanshoots etc.

[twinkleton]

Thanks to all of you, least i know im not the only one!! Im at uni and is hard when i gota go through loads of books or articles for my assignments! oh well, keep plodding on, cant really go through life avoiding paper. xx

[freak_unique]

spurslady - noway im glad someone else gets that too! I cringe at anyone walking bare footed dragging theyre feet across the carpet the sound is unbearable! I just thought i was a weirdo for being like it!!!