Buttons phobia restricts student's clothing choice

A British student can only wear clothes with zips due to a phobia of buttons.

A British student can only wear clothes with zips due to a phobia of buttons.

Hannah Matthews, 21, has koumpounophobia, which means she panics in the presence of buttons and the prospect of touching them really freaks her out.

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