Fear of getting a paper-cut in the eye

by Kitty
(MN)

Nobody usually thinks of this fear of getting a paper-cut in the eyebeing a fear until I ask them how much a paper-cut on the skin hurts. How much does it hurt in your eye, huh? Ever since I was in 6th grade and got a cut on my face (close to my eye!) by a reckless kid whipping his homework papers around, I've been afraid of getting a cut on my eye.

It's frightening, and I'm always watching out for papers in the air, and cowering in the halls or classrooms, trying to hide my face. Fear of getting a paper-cut in the eye is not a severe fear, but I'm constantly watching...