Your 20 worst fears

As the Magazine reported last Friday, the list of officially-recognised phobias is long and often bizarre, and it is estimated that 13 percent of the adult population will develop a phobia at some point.

In response, you weren't slow to share your own fears. Many were so pungently described as to be almost contagious; some were intended to amuse. Here, we present a selection of 20 of your fears - look away now if the mere mention of buttons, animal costumes or takeaway forks send you into a cold sweat.