Hi, interesting site. Just thought I'd tell you about my phobia. I haven't had it all my life, only for about two months or so. Basically, I'm afraid of (visibly) anorexic women. If a woman is clearly emaciated (presumably due to anorexia nervosa) I will try to avoid coming within 15 feet of her unless there are other people around. So it's kind of that I'm afraid of encountering an anorexic person by myself and having to see them up close in general. I don't think they're going to *do* anything to me really, but the skeletal frame and gaunt face really disturb me, and I don't want to have to look at them (especially not a frontal view or directly in their eyes). I also don't like to look at pictures of anorexic women. However, I think it should be noted that I have an anxiety disorder in general and am prone to developing (strange) phobias...
Bothe these fears are pretty mild (compared to my shark phobia which I sent you earlier). But when I was reading about one persons fear of anorexic women I was reminded of a short phase I went through when I was about 12, where I jumped and screamed at pictures of anorexic women.
