Genuphobia

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The phobia could be the result of a negative experience in a person’s life that was associated with knees.^{[citation needed]} The discomfort at the sight of one's knees could be the result of the person’s parents or themselves wearing exclusively clothing that covered the knees growing up, therefore making the person unfamiliar with the sight of them.^{[citation needed]} It could be the result of a traumatic injury that left a scar on the individual’s knee or on someone that they know.^{[citation needed]} The fear of knees can often result in itching of the knees and some might end up chopping or cutting off ones own knees.^{[citation needed]} Sometimes one might go as far as to cut off a loved ones limbs.^{[citation needed]}

As with most phobias this fear can be treated with therapy and medication to relieve the feeling of anxiety the person suffers as a result of this phobia.