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"A 21-year-old woman with a fear of bananas has been diagnosed as suffering from Bananaphobia. Fran Dando is so scared of the fruit that even seeing one causes her to shake, sweat and sometimes vomit. &amp;quot;It began when I was 7 and my brother put a banana in my bed as a joke,&amp;quot; Metro quotes her as saying. &amp;quot;I felt his horrible, slimy thing underneath my body. I was frozen in panic and hyperventilating. Ever since then, if I see one the same feeling comes back.&amp;quot; The children&amp;#039;s worker admitted that she is embarrassed by the fear. &amp;quot;I generally do not explain my fear unless a situation comes up,&amp;quot; she said. &amp;quot;Then I will say, &amp;#039;Sorry I am going to have to leave the room&amp;#039;. It is embarrassing - it is such a nonsensical fear.&amp;quot; However, Dando&amp;#039;s 2-year-old son has not developed the phobia and loves bananas, which means she has to come into contact with them.  &amp;quot;I have to use a blanket to pick them up and put them in the trolley and then when I am at home I have to wear rubber gloves and use a tea towel to open one and give it to him,&amp;quot; she said.  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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