“I have a phobia of (fill in your answer here).” “I can’t stand (fill in your answer here)!” Surely, these words have popped out of your mouth at one point in time. I just don’t know what exactly you are afraid of, so that is something you have to tell me. I could always try to guess. Maybe something on my list of 8 most common phobias and how to fight them is something that you are afraid of. I’m not exactly qualified professional to tell you how to fight your phobias, so don’t take this as medical advice. However, I am going to give you my opinions and tell you how I would fight them.
8. Spiders
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Oh yeah, so many people are scared of spiders. To be honest with you, I do not blame them! At one point in time, I was scared of spiders. Of course, to a certain point, I am too. But, I am only scared of certain spiders…like the big ones that pop out of nowhere as you’re sitting on a tuffet eating your curds and whey. I’m also afraid of the poisonous ones, like the black widow and brown recluse, which live in my region. However, I have my favorites that I like – like the wolf spider or the horned spider. How did I get over my phobia? If you call it getting over a phobia – I decided to get a tarantula, so I read all about them and got one. I would look at him, feed him and I actually held him. I see that they aren’t horrible creatures.
7. Snakes
Again, to a certain point, I am afraid of snakes, but they’re just trying to live, that’s all. You shouldn’t kill a snake just because he/she is in your yard, but if it’s venomous…I may have other words for that. I am not afraid of snakes, but I am afraid of the poisonous ones that we have in our area, like the rattlesnake, moccasin, coral snake and so on. Those are pretty scary when you come across one. I was afraid of all snakes, until I got a ball python and held him. I loved to hold him. I called him Sneaky Snakes.
uhh, thanks for the huge picture of that spider. i almost screamed. :/ good post, anyways. though I would never think of getting a tarantula…
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Lol Liz,
Me neither! They almost look alien!
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lol – That big picture didn’t help your spider phobia much, did it?
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JEEEESUS! That pic of the gigantic spider made my heart skip a beat! I’m glad the tarantula worked for you, but that’s something I will never ever be able to do! I don’t think there is a thing in the world that can conquer my fear of spiders!
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lol omg i agree ! that big picture of that spider freaked me out ! : O
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when i see a cockroach, i scream i cry and stay like that for hours… and i never knew “Someone close to you dying” was a phobia!! i always feared it FREAKISHLY. when I was younger like 6 years old and up I always stayed up with my mom sitting close to her just to make sure she’s okay, and i’m always checking up on all my family members and close friends… so yea i guess i have that phobia too. Its weird, I fear losing someone i love (them dying) but I don’t fear dying myself :\
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Hey Reem,
I don’t think it’s weird at all! I’d love to be the first one to go simply because the idea of bearing a close one’s death seems extremely painful and I’d much much rather skip it.
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