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Why We Have Phobias & Why Dogs Behave The Way They Do

Something You Should Know

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I Have a Phobia of People Won't Accept It So Well if It's Something Like Popcorn

The word phobia can help communicate to another person, the level at which you're troubled by something. Most people who are scared of buttons are particularly scared of dangling buttons or fully detached buttons. Steve Jobs had it and they were just why he always wore those turtleneck sweaters. The idea that they might fall off or hang that is disturbing. And I thought this was quickly mapped quite neatly onto teeth,. We feel very threatened by the idea of having a tooth pulled out or dangle from its mouth.

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