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BillieTheBot
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i have a huge phobia of spiders, i hate everything about them, i cant even look at a picture of one with out going off on one. i really dnt know what to do about it. i want it gone cos its starting to control my life in a way, i cant go to the contry side, i cant sit on the grass, i cant walk next to a bush and i cant even be out in my garden alone cos i start to panic. its really starting to scare me how these lil disgusting things are ruining my life.
can anyone give me any advice on what to do?
can anyone give me any advice on what to do?
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For instance I wouldn't handle a little snake cos they move so fast and unpredictably and this is more what I don't like - however I have touched a huge snake, cos it was big and very, very slow moving.
I think spiders are the same, the smaller they are the faster they move, why not contact your local zoo and tell them about it, they might run courses on this sort of thing and let you touch their big spiders.
I know some airlines run courses for people afraid to fly.
You must confront the things you are afraid of to overcome it.
For instance I used to be really shy of dancing and thought I'd just go on the dance floor in a club and make a fool out of myself, when I was invited to go on the dance floor I'd just stand by the side - then by going on my own where no one knew me I tried and tried, now I reckon I'm pretty good cos girls hit on my on the dance floor all the time.
How do you feel about Kermit and the muppets?
I used to have a bog phobia of spiders, but put it down the fact that went I went down to see my grandparents -bless their souls- grandma used to hate them and trap them with a special spider catcher. I used to be terrified of them, I mean when I went camping I wouldn't go in to a tent with them and I hated it when they hung down on their thread from the ceiling.
However, I got over my fear. How?
Well I was about sixteen and this event called the Big Bug Show came to NEWI college. They passed around hissing cockroaches for people to handle, millepieds and at the front they had a chillean rose tarantula. I guess I just went up front and watched it, like how it moved. And then I plucked up the courage to handle it. It was about six inches long but didn't feel as heavy as I thought it would. Its feet kinda tickled and the fur on its legs were kitten soft.
Anyway, that's the best way to get over your fear. Find a safe place and conquer it.
I hate escalators
Another one of my huge phobia's is snakes. I can't stand them. They are ugly creatures and they are scaling things and I just can't stand them.
Once again, another one of my huge phobia's is death. I just really fear death. I have seen too much death in my short 21 years of life and I fear that I will die young as well.
I have heard it is quite useful for intense (for lack of better word) phobias
useful article above, plus it has a link to the phobic's website