Sunday, February 11, 2007

The man afraid of Grannies

Stephen Drake peers nervously from behind his curtains to check that the coast is clear.

It’s a precaution the shaven-headed 36-year-old insists on taking before he will even consider venturing outside his home.

For Stephen suffers from a terrible fear which has left him virtually housebound for years. He is thought to be the only person in Britain with a phobia of Grannies.

The dad of two is so frightened of little old ladies that the mere sight of one is enough to make him hyperventilate and even collapse.

The former factory worker has been treated by top psychiatrists, written a book about his problems and even admitted himself to a psychiatric unit for help — but nothing has rid him of his fear.

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