Phobia of kitchen utensils

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Asked for Female, 60 Years

My mother in law has phobia of kichen utensils like knife, spoons, forks,scissors, any item made of iron, or plastics, like nails, needles etc. She has this problem from 5-6 years. How to deal with this, bcoz she thinks this is normal n not any problem. What is this disease, n what is the treatment? She doesn't want to visit a doctor.

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Dr. Divyesh Baranwal Neuropsychiatrist 11 yrs exp Lucknow Consult Now · Accepted Answer

Dr. Divyesh Baranwal

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Does she do usual kitchen work or also try to escape from kitchen. Need some details to help. Need some medication and behavioral support.

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