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"   We all get sick of them from time to time, but Mike Amess, a 24-year-old Englishman who works in retail, has a physical phobia \u2014 really, an allergy \u2014 to the Kardashians (via Daily Mail).   Exposure to Kim on TV, in tabloids, and everywhere else she seems to pop up these days, makes Amess sweat, vomit, get shaky, and even affects his personal life. Amess, who is gay, explains: &amp;quot;A lot of the gay community love the Kardashians, so it makes dating tough sometimes. I&amp;#039;ve been romantically involved with several people who like them and each one of these relationships have ended badly.&amp;quot; His phobia played a role in his most recent split: His ex-boyfriend was a huge Kardashian fan.   Although this is all admittedly pretty hilarious, the origin of Amess&amp;#039;s phobia is actually quite sad. As a closeted Catholic teen, he watched the Kim/Ray J sex tape in the hopes of discovering that he was actually straight.   Says Amess: &amp;quot;The sight of Kim writhing around with her huge bum and the sound of her horrible high-pitched wailing repulsed me. [But] I really wanted to be aroused by her so I kept watching it but she made me feel more and more upset. By the end of the tape, I had burst into tears. The experience left me terrified and I never wanted to see Kim&amp;#039;s face again.&amp;quot;   Although Amess has since come to terms with his sexuality, his extreme reaction to Kim and the other Kardashians has never left.   RELATED: 50 Great Things To Do With Your Breasts   Follow Anna on Twitter.   Photo Credit: News Dog Media "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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