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"A woman has spoken out about her fear of buttons. Student Hannah Matthews, 21, has a rare condition known as koumpounophobia. Her first experience of terror came when she was 5 years old as she refused to wear her school blouse, The Mirror reports. Matthews, who panics at the sight of a fastener, said: &amp;quot;I know it&amp;#039;s irrational, and I obviously know a button can&amp;#039;t hurt me, but there&amp;#039;s just something about the shape and the texture that freaks me out. &amp;quot;It used to affect my chances in job interviews but now, if someone is wearing buttons, I try to control my reaction.&amp;quot; She is currently receiving counselling for the problem, which has restricted her into wearing clothes with zips. Steve Jobs, the late Apple co-founder, also suffered from the phobia. &amp;gt; Teenager admits to fear of crumpets: &amp;#039;I have a strong urge to flee&amp;#039; &amp;gt; Student overcomes 20-year fear of bananas "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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