In the last ponderings we covered being afraid on clowns. Today we take a look at a another fear which is rather unusual – the fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of your mouth, otherwise known as Arachibutyrophobia.
Did you even know there was such a fear? Nope, neither did TPP – amazing what you find out when going to do some research!
Where does the word Arachibutyrophobia come from:
Arachibutyrophobia is inspired by the Greek word Arachis, which means “peanut”, and butyrum, which means “butter”. Combining the two primary words makes Arachibutyrophobia. This isn’t precisely fear of peanut butter itself, but it is the fear of peanut butter stuck to the roof of the mouth.
Generally, this phobia is an extension of the fear of choking (Pseudodysphagia) or the nervousness of sticky textures. It is a sporadic form of phobia with varying degrees of severity.
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Further digging into arachibutyrophobia found there is a lot of information regarding this fear… who would have thought? Well naturally, those of you who suffer from this.
Another great article on this, for those of you who may be interested, can be found at Very Well Mind.
Your homework today is to ponder arachibutyrophobia – does this fear apply to you…
- if so, how how do you handle it
- if not, imagine what it would be like to have this fear
Ponder away!
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