Arachibutyrophobia: Why Some People Are Afraid of Peanut Butter

05.05.2024 12:28

Arachibutyrophobia can be called one of the strangest phobias in the world, because people are afraid of peanut butter.

More precisely, the object of fear is not the product itself, but the situation when peanut butter sticks to the roof of the mouth.

Sometimes the fear arises as part of a phobia of suffocation or sticky consistency.

But there are also cases when arachibutyrophobia occurs on its own.

In addition, it is important to remember that peanuts are considered an allergenic product.

Peanut butter
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Even a person who has never suffered from allergy attacks may begin to fear that something similar will happen to him after seeing a reaction in someone else.

For this reason, people who suffer from arachibutyrophobia experience significant stress even if they are just standing next to jars of peanut butter at the store.

And if they had to try a peanut butter sandwich - even by accident - it could end in a panic attack.

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Author: Elena Shimanovskaya Editor of Internet resources