She will pan fry a piece of chicken with no anxiety whatsoever but if some of the oil does splash on her she will basically collapse onto the floor & go into hysterics until someone wipes it off for her, screaming, crying & shaking like a leaf. She is totally inconsolable until someone else removes the substance from her skin, she has thrown up all over herself on several occasions when someone can’t get to her quickly.

We can’t remember any traumatic childhood experiences involving oil & I have looked online a few times trying to name her phobia but I just can’t find anything. Even greasy hand lotion & sunscreen sets her off, you would think there was a highly Venomous spider on her skin, not a little olive oil.

It doesn’t happen often nowadays because she is careful to avoid oily substances like in lotions or wear gloves while cooking so it is quite manageable but we would all still like to know what it is & why this happens.

Has anyone ever heard of this or anything similar?

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