I have a huge phobia of crumpled up paper. The smaller the paper, the worse. For instance, crumpled straw wrappers drive me insane. They are so gross. I also feel this way about wet napkins and sticky tack. I hate it all with a passion. All my friends know not to wad up their paper or I freak, they all fold when I am around. :)I cannot help from absolutely spazzing out if someone throws crumpled paper at me or i see it. EW EW EW! Am I alone in this one??

p.s. my sister-in-law has a phobia of paper ripping.

I am not sure where this would lay under, but I have a fear of paper, but not a whole piece of paper. I can handle a piece of paper, but once someone tears it up and crumples it up into little balls, I can't even look at it. I also can take wrappers off things, like candy or straws but afterwards it can't be in my view or I will vomit. I also can't watch television if there are paper towel commercials when they put the towels in the water to wash off the dish. I also have to use a lot of kleenex, toilet paper or napkins because I can't handle it used, or wet. Do you have any idea?? Or where I can ask or find out what this phobia it is? Or am I just insane? :)

I HAVE BEEN SEARCHING THE NET FOR SO LONG TRYING TO FIND OUT SOMETHING ABOUTTHIS. MY FEAR IS NOT JUST PAPER, BUT THE DESTRUCTION OF IT. I AM EXTREMELY UNCOMFORTABLE WHEN I SEE ANYONE RIP UP A PIECE OF PAPER,OR CRUMPLE IT UP,BUT PARTICULARLY RIPPING IT. IF THAT PERSON HAPPENS TO BE MY GIRLFRIEND I GOINTO A FULL BLOWN PANIC ATTACK. I HAVE TO HAVE THAT EMBARRASING CONVERSATION EARLY IN OUR RELATIONSHIP TO AVOID BREAKING UP WITH HER. IF SHE WERE TO DO IT EVEN WHEN I WAS NOT AROUND, I STILL COULDN'T BE WITHHER. I DIG THROUGH HER TRASH WHEN SHE'S NOT AROUND TO MAKE SURE SHE HASN'TDESTROYED ANY BANK,CREDIT CARD STATEMENTS, OR EVEN JUST CUT UP A CREDITCARD. IT SUCKS SO BAD TO GO TO A RESTARAUNT & FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE WONDERING IFSHE'LL REMEMBER NOT TO CRINKLE UP HER STRAW WRAPPER, OR HAVE TO MAKE SURE IGRAB THE RECEIPT WHENEVER WE'RE AT A STORE. IT DOESN'T STOP AT PAPER , ( BUT THAT IS THE WORST ) IF SHE WERE TO DESTROY ANYTHING, I WOULD KIRK OUT. LIKE BREAKING A PENCIL, OR CLOTHESHANGER THAT SHE NO LONGER WANTED. IF THERE IS ANYONE OUT THERE THAT CAN RELATE OR HELP ME WITH THIS , I WOULD LOVE TO TALK TO THEM.

I have a crumbled paper phobia like one of your previous emailers. Is there anyway to connect with him or her via email. I think mine could be more of a OCD thing since the fear/anxiety came on during a horrible time in my previous marriage and subsequent divorce. I try to not let it show but sometimes when I'm really stressed touching crumpled paper, even accidentally causes me to wash and rewash my hands in very hot water or if that isn't an option to scratch my palms to "remove" the feeling of touching the crumpled paper. Thanks for the web site.

I'm not frightened by ripping paper, but when i was younger i had a recurring dream of a piece of paper being folded up really tinily in front of my eyes. I'd always wake up and vomit.

fear of wet paper

Today in my English class, my teacher gave us an assignment that had a lot of blank space on the back. He claims to have an irrational fear of blank paper and even created a word for it: "papyvacuphobia". He combined papy, meaning paper (like in papyrus, papel, and paper), and vacu, meaning nothing (like in vacuum).

I'm also afraid of paper that has been split into two layers, especially if it's wet. I'm not so much afraid of it as it just sends like a chill up my spine.

I am so glad to see that I'm not the only one to have a crumpled paper phobia. The smaller the paper the worse my reaction to it. Straw papers and sugar packets really make me uncomfortable. I can't eat if there's paper on the table and I immediately start rubbing or scratching my hands to get that "dirty" feeling off. I also wash them reapetedly if I have to touch crumpled paper. Once I see the paper, hiding it doesn't work either. If someone puts the paper on the floor under the table at a resturant them I still find it difficult to eat and my feet can't touch the floor. I have started avoiding resturants that don't have trash containers or at least waiters coming by often to disgard any paper. If people find out they think its funny but its not. My ex coworkers found out and covered my desk and chair in crumbled paper (large and small). I tried not to cry before I had picked all of it up but they have no idea how awful that was. I would rather have picked up dirty diapers than that paper. I hope maybe they will get a name for this too someday.