Hypnosis will only go as far as the patient is willing to allow it and, unfortunately, phobias can often be addictions as well and no addict wants to be cured of their addiction. Phobias make us feel...

I will always avoid seafood (especially crab and lobster) and watermelon under any circumstances. I don't care if I'm on vacation and it's the only food available for hours, I won't eat it. I got...

I have never liked the idea of v*. It was just an innate fear of mine, like being afraid of heights or blinking at loud noises.

On Friday February 11, 2004, I got s* one night after coming back...

I feel the same way!

I'm sure you must have spit it out and then continually spit or rinsed your mouth out. Since it was such a small piece, I'd assume that nothing is going to happen.

As long as you didn't swallow...

I'm a male on the site. :) I'd pretty much practically consider myself born with this phobia. It was always an innate feeling to avoid v*.

Definitely alone! When I feel even the slightest amount of n*, no one better touch me, the A/C better go on full blast, there better be something minty in my mouth, and no one better ask me how I'm...

There's a word for it that I can't remember, but I know what you're talking about. I don't know if I'd consider that to be v* because it usually doesn't cause me any stress because it's so sudden.