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Readers Share Their Weirdest Phobias For Halloween #FreakyPhobias

Velcro And Pastry: The Weirdest Phobias Ever?
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Half inspired by the ghoulish spirit of Halloween and half by the recent revelation that HuffPost UK Lifestyle's (seemingly normal) desk buddy is petrified of toothbrushes, we set out to find the weirdest phobias.

A quick poll of the office unearthed a lot of irrational fears that have before now been kept firmly under wraps. Some, such as a fear of clowns, are more commonplace but others, including pastry, loose hair and the sound of velcro, are just bizarre.

Are these the weirdest phobias ever? Let us know in the comments below and feel free to add your own to the slideshow.

Readers Share Their #FreakyPhobias For Halloween
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"Pastry. I really, really hate pastry."Jessica Elgot, reporter, HuffPost UK (credit:Alamy)
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"Clowns."Matt Tucker, deputy picture editor, HuffPost UK (credit:Alamy)
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"Bananas. The smell. The shape. The taste. This culminated in being chased around the house with one in boarding school, running into my room and slamming the door shut...with the banana caught in the door and half of it dropping onto my bare feet. There were tears."Sara Nelson, traffic and trends editor, HuffPost UK (credit:Alamy)
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"Lemon curd. I kid you not." Medhi Hasan, political director, HuffPost UK (credit:Alamy)
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"Toothbrushes."Sam Parker, culture editor, HuffPost UK (credit:Alamy)
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"Hair on men's feet."Felicity Morse, editorial assistant news, HuffPost UK (credit:Alamy)
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"The sound of Velcro."Ashley Percival, celebrity editorial assistant, HuffPost UK (credit:Alamy)
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"I know someone who has a phobia of gnomes - I'm not joking."Tahira Mirza, assistant picture editor (credit:Alamy)
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"Chickens, particularly cockerels. Was attacked by one when I was four."Charlie Thomas, business reporter, HuffPost UK (credit:Alamy)
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"I'm scared of sticky fingers..."Gigi Garcia, HuffPost UK Lifestyle reader (credit:Alamy)
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"I can't go within 100 metres of custard." Caroline Frost, entertainment editor, HuffPost UK (credit:Alamy)
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"Heavily-pregnant women, especially when they are walking down stairs or in heels...I can't look." Sarah Dean, assistant entertainment editor, HuffPost UK (credit:Alamy)
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"Nails on a blackboard. * shudder *"Matt Tucker, deputy picture editor (credit:Alamy)
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"Two friends of mine (they don't know each other) have a genuine phobia about buttons."Jody Thompson, blogs editor, HuffPost UK (credit:Alamy)
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"I really, really don't like being able to see bits of people's bodies under their skin? Like the veins in wrists, weird ligament stringy bits at the backs of people's knees etc. GROSS."Alice Vincent, blogs editorial assistant (credit:Alamy)

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