Xylophobia Is For Real And You Definitely Have It

Save yourself.

Take a good look at this pile of wooden ice cream sticks. Now: imagine one of them running between your teeth.

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Are you screaming? Horrified? Disgusted? Don't worry — you're not alone.

Turns out lots of people have this same thing.

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*gag*

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*shivers*

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Nooooo!

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Nice.

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So what's going on here?

The fear of Popsicle sticks is probably one form of a larger phobia known as xylophobia.

Xylophobia is the irrational fear of wooden objects and/or a fear of forests.

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People with xylophobia may be terrified and repulsed at the idea of touching, licking, or running their teeth along wooden objects — such as Popsicle sticks. Some people with this phobia might be fine with touching the objects, but gag at the thought of having them in their mouths.

Just a personal theory, but this prooooobably has something to do with bad sense memories of having your throat checked at the doctor.

(It's also probably more of a dislike than a phobia, but YMMV.)

GET IT OUT, AHHHH

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Make it stop!

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Why would you???

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Someone help this young woman!!!!!

kate @k8mccarty

nicole got a popsicle stick stuck in her mouth

03:49 AM - 11 Dec 2016

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