1. A phobia is an irrational fear of an animal or object that causes anxiety when coming into contact with it.
It could happen for various reasons, one could be because of a traumatic event in childhood that triggers a negative association of that object and the person reinforces that negative association and fear by avoiding it and getting scared when coming into contact with it. (E.g. when a child finds something nasty in a jar of peanut butter, and it scares them, such as metal and it hurt them) this could lead to fear in later life.
Another explanation is evolutionary. For example, a cat phobia could be explained because big cats were a danger to ancient man so we had it imprinted on our brains and little cats are similar and sum people are more biologically alert then other and that could affect them.
Phobias such as the peanut butter fear are seen as Abnormal Behaviour.
Abnormal behaviour is a combination of the following:
The behaviour is infrequent
Violates social norms
Causes personal suffering
Causes others to suffer
Disrupts their life
Eccentrics (are not mentally disturbed)
Exhibit behaviours that violate social norms and are infrequent but they do not pose a threat to
themselves or other people. Nor do these behaviour interfere with their life.
Anything that violates social norms, are seen in society as “deviant.”
Kate_the_Horn
2. Arachibutyrophobia is recognised as being a fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of your mouth. For anyone with a phobia about that sort of thing, finding that peanut butter is sticking to the roof of their mouth will obviously panic them! The term ‘arachi’ refers to glutinous oil found in butter and nuts. It hasn’t been confirmed if arachibutyrophobes suffer a mild dislike of sticky peanut butter or a genuine phobia, and so the phobia can be described as one of a crop of terms that reflect recently emerging natural human fears, and is recognised by experts as being deviant.
Seedhouse
3. Fearing something in the United Kingdom is an extremely common condition, with up to 50% of people claiming to be afraid of something, whether it is the fear of French horns, wind bands, or even peanut butter. Most people find that the deviance of this fear is extremely hard to encounter, but a scientist I spoke to said:“It’s all in the mind, therefore if we cannot train our minds not to be afraid, then we won’t ever be able to conquer these apprehensions”. To conclude, the fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of one’s mouth, albeit extremely strange, is an extremely serious condition, one which should not be laughed at, as there are relatively few cures, or pressure groups that combat this. So whenever you’re walking down the peanut butter aisle at a supermarket, stop. Think of this essay, and remind yourselves that you’re one of the lucky ones.
Homicidalbennyboy
4. Peanut butter, for some a taste explosion for the mouth commonly found contained between two slices of bread with the liberal addition of a favourite flavour of jam, for others a nerve wrenching gut churning experience. The latter does not relate to a peanut allergy disorder or even the simpler milder form of a general dislike for all things peanut like but alludes to the horrifying experience of the peanut butter adhering to the roof of ones mouth, thus turning an innocent lunchtime snack into a terrifying ordeal of nerves over the prospect of the substance gluing to the upper palette.
Whatsharp?
5. Although not a common phobia, Arachibutyrophobia is regularly mistaken for the far more common and widespread phobia arachnophobia, which is of course the fear of spiders. It may well be due to widespread ignorance of the phobia “Arachibutyrophobia” that this mistake is made, although many scientists believe it is purely down to the fact that one is far more likely to come in to contact with spiders than you are to be savaged by a jar of sunpat’s finest.
Arachibutyrophobia does not discriminate between the smooth or rough varieties of the paste but instead is common to both of these types.
2nd man down
6. Sufferers of arachibutyrophobia can have extreme symptoms or may have their phobia under control. Reported symptoms include breathlessness, dizziness, sweating, nausea, feeling sick, shaking, heart palpitations, inability to speak or think clearly, or a full blown anxiety attack. Clearly, some are more affected than others. Many sufferers are embarrassed by their problem and are more likely to just avoid peanut butter altogether, saying they don’t like the taste or something similar. However others are more badly affected. The very sight of a jar could give them a range of the symptoms listed above. Sadly a lot of people don’t take this condition seriously and until recently there has not been much help available.
Groovy
7. Arachibutyrophobia is a mouthful to most people, but for sufferers worldwide it is a terror they face everyday. Rather than this phobia being a deviance however, it is far more common than many people think. However, most fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth phobia therapies take months or years and sometimes even require the patient to be exposed repeatedly to their fear, similar to the way tenor horn players overcome their fear of the terrifying phenomenon of French horns or bass players overcome their fear of ever playing quieter than mezzo piano or similar volumes.
Trombelle
8. The problem of Arachibutyrophobia is brought about by the silicon gel type properties (silicon gel is often supplied in small sachets in shoe boxes for example to eliminate the possibility of damage to a product due to unwanted moisture) of the peanut butter ingredients. Once the peanut butter has entered the mouth the immediate effect is that most of the mouths natural lubricant saliva is soaked up and is therefore unable to prevent the sticky substance from bonding itself to all it touches. The roof of the mouth, being the least moist part of this cavity, is then the prime place for the peanut butter to stick.
2nd man down on behalf of Jo Elson
9. Believe it or not, there is a program available that can cure this phobia!
There is a clinic in the good old U S of A that claims to be able to cure allsorts of phobias. THE PHOBIA CLINIC in New York USA works with people all around the world to cure phobias of every description. Does this mean you have to travel across the pond? NO! They offer a home study programme that they claim can “Vanquish Fear & Anxiety in Just 24 hours” so if you feel you suffer from this type of phobia give them a call! Arachibutyrophobia is confirmed as just one of the new breed of phobias that THE PHOBIA CLINIC has begun to recognise and treat.
Super_Sop
It could happen for various reasons, one could be because of a traumatic event in childhood that triggers a negative association of that object and the person reinforces that negative association and fear by avoiding it and getting scared when coming into contact with it. (E.g. when a child finds something nasty in a jar of peanut butter, and it scares them, such as metal and it hurt them) this could lead to fear in later life.
Another explanation is evolutionary. For example, a cat phobia could be explained because big cats were a danger to ancient man so we had it imprinted on our brains and little cats are similar and sum people are more biologically alert then other and that could affect them.
Phobias such as the peanut butter fear are seen as Abnormal Behaviour.
Abnormal behaviour is a combination of the following:
The behaviour is infrequent
Violates social norms
Causes personal suffering
Causes others to suffer
Disrupts their life
Eccentrics (are not mentally disturbed)
Exhibit behaviours that violate social norms and are infrequent but they do not pose a threat to
themselves or other people. Nor do these behaviour interfere with their life.
Anything that violates social norms, are seen in society as “deviant.”
Kate_the_Horn
2. Arachibutyrophobia is recognised as being a fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of your mouth. For anyone with a phobia about that sort of thing, finding that peanut butter is sticking to the roof of their mouth will obviously panic them! The term ‘arachi’ refers to glutinous oil found in butter and nuts. It hasn’t been confirmed if arachibutyrophobes suffer a mild dislike of sticky peanut butter or a genuine phobia, and so the phobia can be described as one of a crop of terms that reflect recently emerging natural human fears, and is recognised by experts as being deviant.
Seedhouse
3. Fearing something in the United Kingdom is an extremely common condition, with up to 50% of people claiming to be afraid of something, whether it is the fear of French horns, wind bands, or even peanut butter. Most people find that the deviance of this fear is extremely hard to encounter, but a scientist I spoke to said:“It’s all in the mind, therefore if we cannot train our minds not to be afraid, then we won’t ever be able to conquer these apprehensions”. To conclude, the fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of one’s mouth, albeit extremely strange, is an extremely serious condition, one which should not be laughed at, as there are relatively few cures, or pressure groups that combat this. So whenever you’re walking down the peanut butter aisle at a supermarket, stop. Think of this essay, and remind yourselves that you’re one of the lucky ones.
Homicidalbennyboy
4. Peanut butter, for some a taste explosion for the mouth commonly found contained between two slices of bread with the liberal addition of a favourite flavour of jam, for others a nerve wrenching gut churning experience. The latter does not relate to a peanut allergy disorder or even the simpler milder form of a general dislike for all things peanut like but alludes to the horrifying experience of the peanut butter adhering to the roof of ones mouth, thus turning an innocent lunchtime snack into a terrifying ordeal of nerves over the prospect of the substance gluing to the upper palette.
Whatsharp?
5. Although not a common phobia, Arachibutyrophobia is regularly mistaken for the far more common and widespread phobia arachnophobia, which is of course the fear of spiders. It may well be due to widespread ignorance of the phobia “Arachibutyrophobia” that this mistake is made, although many scientists believe it is purely down to the fact that one is far more likely to come in to contact with spiders than you are to be savaged by a jar of sunpat’s finest.
Arachibutyrophobia does not discriminate between the smooth or rough varieties of the paste but instead is common to both of these types.
2nd man down
6. Sufferers of arachibutyrophobia can have extreme symptoms or may have their phobia under control. Reported symptoms include breathlessness, dizziness, sweating, nausea, feeling sick, shaking, heart palpitations, inability to speak or think clearly, or a full blown anxiety attack. Clearly, some are more affected than others. Many sufferers are embarrassed by their problem and are more likely to just avoid peanut butter altogether, saying they don’t like the taste or something similar. However others are more badly affected. The very sight of a jar could give them a range of the symptoms listed above. Sadly a lot of people don’t take this condition seriously and until recently there has not been much help available.
Groovy
7. Arachibutyrophobia is a mouthful to most people, but for sufferers worldwide it is a terror they face everyday. Rather than this phobia being a deviance however, it is far more common than many people think. However, most fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth phobia therapies take months or years and sometimes even require the patient to be exposed repeatedly to their fear, similar to the way tenor horn players overcome their fear of the terrifying phenomenon of French horns or bass players overcome their fear of ever playing quieter than mezzo piano or similar volumes.
Trombelle
8. The problem of Arachibutyrophobia is brought about by the silicon gel type properties (silicon gel is often supplied in small sachets in shoe boxes for example to eliminate the possibility of damage to a product due to unwanted moisture) of the peanut butter ingredients. Once the peanut butter has entered the mouth the immediate effect is that most of the mouths natural lubricant saliva is soaked up and is therefore unable to prevent the sticky substance from bonding itself to all it touches. The roof of the mouth, being the least moist part of this cavity, is then the prime place for the peanut butter to stick.
2nd man down on behalf of Jo Elson
9. Believe it or not, there is a program available that can cure this phobia!
There is a clinic in the good old U S of A that claims to be able to cure allsorts of phobias. THE PHOBIA CLINIC in New York USA works with people all around the world to cure phobias of every description. Does this mean you have to travel across the pond? NO! They offer a home study programme that they claim can “Vanquish Fear & Anxiety in Just 24 hours” so if you feel you suffer from this type of phobia give them a call! Arachibutyrophobia is confirmed as just one of the new breed of phobias that THE PHOBIA CLINIC has begun to recognise and treat.
Super_Sop
yay us!! i think we may have actually done it this time!! :tup 
