I have a really weird phobia .... of copper coins! I cannot stand 1p and 2p coins they scare me so much! They smell and for some reason my brain jsut doesnt agree with them! HaHa! Does anyone no the name for a phobia of copper coins? If not can anyone think of a good name for it!?
Also, does anybody else have the same, or another very strange phobia!?
2007-03-19 08:42:29 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Psychology
As some people have been asking, no i do not have a phobia of copper as a whole funnily enough, just the 1p and 2p coins, and to make things more 'strange' i am training to be an elecrtician! And as most people know our main material we work with is copper!
Keep posting! Recieved some great answers!!
2007-03-19 08:56:05 · update #1
Also in reply to another question that is asked ... how do i accept coins or change when buyin something...
Well i generally tell them to keep the change, put it in a charity box, or lyk do a lil spazzy flip until the coin leaves my hand n i feel horrible and i dont know its kinda hard to explain.
2007-03-19 09:10:28 · update #2
I would assume it would be called cuprophobia or cuprolaminophobia if it's coins specifically.
Just don't say coprophobia - that means a fear of feces...
2007-03-19 08:57:43 · answer #1 · answered by iMacThere4iAm 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How do I say .................I have a phobia of weird daughters with phobias of copper coins!!!!!! haha
Believe me when she says she does a lil spazzy flip in a shop so the coins drop, she does!!!! Other than that she will make someone else get the change or ask them to take out the pennies/2p's.
It is one of the weirdest phobias I have ever heard of or seen!!! There are some good names for it though, that I will enjoy calling her from now on
2007-03-19 19:03:29 · answer #2 · answered by squeegy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Perhaps there is a physiological (not psychological) reason for your phobia. Your body might have a defective copper metabolism.
"Another example of the rapid conversion of a basic understanding of biology to an understanding of disease processes is found in studies being done on copper. Although copper is most often associated with pennies or the pipes used in plumbing, the metal is also an essential component of biological systems. However, when free in cells and organisms, even a small amount of copper can be very toxic. How does the body process copper in a way that does not cause irreversible damage? NIGMS grantees discovered proteins that "chaperone" copper and protect it from interacting with other cellular components until it reaches its proper destination. These proteins are called "metallochaperones." Some are specific for transporting copper, and some are specific for transporting other essential metals. There are several known hereditary diseases that are the result of defective copper metabolism, and these diseases frequently cause neurodegenerative disorders. It is important to understand just what is going wrong in individuals with these problems. Recent detailed studies on the mechanism of copper transport have shown how the chaperones that carry copper are implicated in the events leading to these diseases."
2007-03-19 16:04:51 · answer #3 · answered by Gin Martini 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I looked at the phobia list and there is nothing in regards to coins, copper nor pennies. Would it have anything to do with the germs associated with the coin? germs: misophobia or verminophobia. I'm really sorry for you. So what do you do when the cashier at a stores hands you some change including a copper coin?
2007-03-19 15:57:24 · answer #4 · answered by bubuane2000 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chrometophobia is a fear of money.
I can't stand the way copper coins smell and I'm allergic to them too!
We have a pot in corner of the front room that my other half puts his 1p and 2p coins into and you can smell them when you walk in the room (sorry, did that bother you?!).
I always call them 'shrapnel'.
2007-03-19 15:55:44 · answer #5 · answered by bumblecherry 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know the name of the phobia, but I do know that there is a such thing. This phobia was actually shown once on the Tyra Banks show, maybe if you pull up her website you will be able to see a clipping of that episode or something. Or maybe you can ask them if they know since it was on her show.
2007-03-19 15:48:58 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Are you afraid of copper in general or just the coins?
You would make a neat study for a psych grad school student :o)
2007-03-19 15:48:02 · answer #7 · answered by Go Bears! 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
looked and couldnt find phobia specific to copper coins.
phobia of money is chrometophobia and chrematophobia!
dont know if it helps.and no i have no strange phobia that i know of anyway let u know if i get one!x
2007-03-19 16:22:40 · answer #8 · answered by toolbox 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
False nails. They creep me out, dude. How about lamniaphobia? Lamnia means coin.
2007-03-19 15:48:42 · answer #9 · answered by Felix Q 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I used to know a girl with a phobia of sunflowers!
Also, a friend of a friend had a fear of cottonwool!!!
Pretty weird!
2007-03-19 15:57:04 · answer #10 · answered by fr3aky_lb 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋