Lachanophobia

halloween-vegetable-platterA 22-year-old student in England is trying to survive on a diet of meat, potatoes, and cereals because she has an irrational fear of vegetables.
She suffers from a fear known as lachanophobia, which leaves her sweating and stricken with panic attacks at the merest sight of a sprout or a pea...

"People might think it is a bit of a laughable affliction but I have a genuine fear of greens it's not just that I dislike the taste of sprouts or broccoli, but the actual sight of them fills me with dread and I could never touch them."

The unusual fear affects just a few thousand people in Britain...

The fact that she has gone public with her affliction shows that she does not have gelotophobia.  You can find your phobia here.

Link.  Image credit to 365 Halloween.  For a scarier creation see the "Vegetalien" of digital artist Till Nowak, and for a less frightening one, see Giuseppe Arcimboldo's work.

Commenting is closed.




Email This Post to a Friend

"Lachanophobia"


Separate multiple emails with a comma. Limit 5.

 

Success! Your email has been sent!

close window