Bananaphobia
There once was a man who was afraid of bananas. There are common and uncommon phobias, and while bananaphobia may be an uncommon one, it's a phobia nonetheless. You might find the idea of a fear of bananas funny, but to this man it was no laughing matter. He was more afraid of bananas than he was of snakes, heights, or even death itself. Any time he saw a banana the man would scream, "Eek! A banana!"--and run away.
This man had many enemies, and when they found out about his phobia they began to taunt him with bananas. But it wasn't only his enemies who taunted him with bananas. Sometimes his enemies would hire banana hit men to taunt him. Everywhere this man would go, he'd see strangers walking around with bananas. Sometimes they'd be eating them, and sometimes they would just carry them around, menacingly. And if that weren't enough, he noticed that many new fruit stands were opening near his home and place of work, all prominently displaying their bananas, clearly in order to make his life a living hell.
It's not as if the man lacked perspective, though. I'm just afraid of bananas, he thought. There are plenty of real nuts out there.
This man had many enemies, and when they found out about his phobia they began to taunt him with bananas. But it wasn't only his enemies who taunted him with bananas. Sometimes his enemies would hire banana hit men to taunt him. Everywhere this man would go, he'd see strangers walking around with bananas. Sometimes they'd be eating them, and sometimes they would just carry them around, menacingly. And if that weren't enough, he noticed that many new fruit stands were opening near his home and place of work, all prominently displaying their bananas, clearly in order to make his life a living hell.
It's not as if the man lacked perspective, though. I'm just afraid of bananas, he thought. There are plenty of real nuts out there.
posted by Peter Cherches at 10:21 PM
4 Comments:
I have a phobia of bananas and it is actually a living nightmare and can control my life. I shudder and start sweating when I fear that a banana has touched me and will have to scrub my hands seriously hard to make sure there is no smell on them. It's a nightmare.
I have this phobia in real life as well. So much so that I will NOT type, write or say the word. If I need to let my husband know something about it, I say "the B's", and he gets it. Even just thinking about them makes me feel grossed out and creepy.
I have this and i made the mistake if telling my friends. The locked me in a room full of them and i passed out. The worst experience of my life
I have this problem too. I have to tell people so they dont eat them around me.
I changed the angle slightly. I told them that the smell makes me physically sick (well noone wants to see that) so I can avoid them a lot of the time.
It is incredibly embarrassing to suddenly have to dart out of a room and realise that eventually you have to return and explain why.
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