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'.<br /><br />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. <br /><br />SWNS / Maddie Blockley