Pears. Seriously. Pears. I cannot touch them, the sensation and texture causes shots of adrenaline up my spine and my fingers instinctively curl up. Even thinking about biting into one makes me shudder. I have no idea why, and I can even remember enjoying pears when I was a child (And they still taste great) but I cannot handle them whatsoever. I have a similar reaction to paper cups (The coke ones you get in McDonalds or whereever) and to smooth stones you find at the beach. Thinking about touching either makes me agitated and skittish. But luckily I can avoid both those things in my day to day.

However, I work in a supermarket, and I have to handle pears on a regular basis, which is terrifying. Usually I try to grab them by the stem to move them, and if there is no stem, Ill use some other item to push them across my scanner. Its totally unbearable, and every time I have to explain to confused (And slightly terrified!) customers why I am acting so strangely. I hate pears, but I hate my fear of them more.