Her phobia is so intense she has to make sure she has a glass of water, a fan, pillow spray, mints, a herbal tea and Gaviscon by her bedside table every night before she goes to sleep 'just in case'.
Since her diagnosis, she has started receiving cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and hypnotherapy, which has begun to help her in an effort to overcome her fear.
SWNS / Maddie Blockley
