Overview
- Cyrus described an intense aversion to paper, saying she avoids opening letters and reading newspapers and prefers texts, email, or phone calls.
- Cardboard is the most triggering material for her, so fiancé Maxx Morando opens packages outside their home.
- She repeatedly gagged during the interview, citing “dry hands” touching paper as a key trigger and reacting to Kimmel’s cue cards.
- She plans to explore EMDR or hypnotherapy and noted she previously benefited from EMDR for stage fright.
- Cyrus traced the fear to childhood trips when her brothers rubbed paper to torment her, adding that rolling papers and smooth or waxed paper are less bothersome.