Im a waitress with a ketchup phobia heres how I face my fear to do my job

This brave restaurant server isn’t dipping out on her job.An unlucky waitress has revealed her rather inconvenient phobia for someone in the food service industry: a fear of tomato-based sauces.Alexandriah Govan, 23, explained how the “fear of ketchup” has impacted her work, sharing a TikTok video of her gagging and cringing as she refills bottles of Heinz ketchup.“I developed a fear of ketchup after my sister sprayed a bottle of it on me,” the Glasgow waitress told Jam Press, adding that she’s had the phobia since she was 12.“The smell, even the color, makes me shiver.”Govan — who dislikes most other sauces, such as mayo — said that she hates the condiment “so much” that she even winces at the sound of the bottle being squeezed by customers at the restaurant.“When I handle ketchup at my work, I have to hide me heaving at it,” she said.“I think the vinegary smell puts me off the most.”While it seems unorthodox, the phobia — which is, apparently, called “mortuusequusphobia” — seemed prevalent for people in the comments section.

Some even said they’d “cry” if they had to handle the condiment.“Genuinely thought I was the only person in the world with a fear of ketchup,” wrote one viewer.“Ketchup is the devil,” commented another.“I HATE KETCHUP SO MUCH,” exclaimed one user.“Ketchup phobia is so real,” someone else chimed in.“I thought it was only me with the fear I can’t STAND it,” another wrote.Some viewers, however, rolled their eyes.“It’s ketchup mate give it a rest,” chided one person.“Can’t remember the last time someone lived after facing ketchup,” quipped someone else.“I love ketchup I could eat spoonfuls of it,” another added....