phobias

[jacobsmummy]

i wasnt sure where to post this but hopefully someone here can help.
i have an irrational fear of baked beans, even the adverts! i have heard of a few other people who suffer from this although im aware its rare but does anyone know what the scientific name for this phobia is?
and yes im sure ur all laughing, i can see why its funny but i cant control it!

[Quizmonster]

You could make a name up using the normal pattern of taking the appropriate root words and linking them to 'phobia'. Greek for 'bean' is 'phaselos' and for 'bake' it is 'psino'. So, how about 'psinophaselophobia'?

[Avatar]

How about flatulaphobia?

[jacobsmummy]

eurgh its makin me feel sick just thinkin bout it! was just wonderin if there was a technical name for it?

[Kuin]

No worries, lots of people have strange fears - take me, I have a fear of mould!! Can't go near the green compost wheelie bins!! :)

[delboy3]

I have a very rational fear of that bloody annoying advert with the singing tin of beans.

[eddiebun]

The sight or smell of baked beans sends a shiver down my spine. I love eating all day breakfasts when I'm out and about, and I always fear that they'll forget to not give me beans as I've requested. They often do !

[kwicky]

Maybe you need to see a consultant. He will delve in your past to see what causes this irrational fear and suggest ways of overcoming it.

[jacobsmummy]

i dont want to over come it, they physically repulse me and i dont ever want to touch one! eddiebun thank god someone else out there knows what its like, i also enjoy a good fry up but only from home, i cant order them in a cafe cos like u say they always forget and cant understand y we cant eat something thats had any contact with them!
I know i was a very fussy eater when i was little and didnt eat any veg but thats relatively normal in a little girl and iv grown out of all of that and this isnt anything to do with not eating veg, these things r devil food! there is no one memory i have of them that i can connect to how i feel about them. They have just always freaked me out and made me sick, i honestly feel queasy just talking about them now eurgh!

[Snowy Owl]

Unfortunately, the following site does not list one for your particular phobia, but thought that you might find comfort from some of the ones that are on there!
http://www.phobialist.com/

[Quizmonster]

Arachibutyrophobia- Fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth...is just one of the words given in the phobia list mentioned by Snowy Owl. That was clearly created in exactly the same way as my offering in the first answer above.
Didn't you like it, then? I thought it was quite good, and - pronounced sinno-fasselo-fobia - it even has a real medical ring to it!

[jacobsmummy]

thanks, its alot easier to pronounce when written phonetically! i suppose that must be what it is, just no ones written it down, u should patent it! how does one go about getting a phobia recognized anyway? its a bit of a strange area!

[eddiebun]

Thanks for the medical advice kwicky - I find I CAN deal with the problem on a day to day basis. I can even make my girlfriend beans on toast occasionally - after half a valium !

I also was a fussy eater and lived on little else but Chips throughout my teenage years -but like you jacobsmummy I am MOSTLY fine now !