A mum spent more than 30 years suffering a crippling phobia of overflowing baths brought on by a childhood trauma - causing monthly panic attacks. Darcey Croft, 48, was just four years old when she witnessed the ceiling crash down on her mother while she was in the bath, causing the water to overflow.
The mum-of-four feared the house would fall down, killing her whole family - and the trauma stuck with her. Then in her early teens, she passed out in a bath and hit her head on the tap, sustaining a head wound.
This led to her developing a strong "irrational" fear around baths, and large bodies of water lapping and overflowing. It plagued Darcey for more than 30 years - leading to panic attacks and nausea from fear.
