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Food Phobias Are Real<\/strong><\/h4>\r\nThe term is brumotactillophobia, and it's a mild form of obsessive-compulsive disorder. The fear begins with your taste buds\u2014the need to taste food separately is a pretty standard gut response. However, when a person with brumotactillophobia begins to worry about foods touching each other, this fixation becomes the focal point of the meal. Over time, the mind makes a habit out of preemptively worrying before food has even hit the plate.\r\n\r\n\"Food\r\n

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