Ive got a bad phobia of SPIDERS i hate the word.?

I recently had a panic attack after seeing a spider in the bath it was huge, any spider big or small i will freak at i cant go near them not even try killing them. i hate being scared of them because wherever you go theres always going to be one. I dont know how it started i just know im sh*t scared of them anyone help please!

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Hey, join the crew! I had a phobia of spiders too! Especially having nightmares after seeing Hunstman spiders on my wall.

They way I got over it was to do a couple of things:

1. I saw a psychologist for about 5 weeks and she said the best way to get over a phobia is to expose yourself to it more. So I looked up google and searched for spiders.

2.I got all sorts of pictures, felt anxious evry time I saw a picture and just kept looking at it for a bout 3 mins. Then I would relax and look at it again for another 3 mins.

I know how you feel as I went through the same thing.
I hope that you look into it as it can really effect you later on in life and unfortunately a phobia is not something that can just go away.

i always imagine that have large moustaches. that helps
How do you suggest anyone help you? If you want to get over your arachnaphobia you will either have to make friendly and spend time with spiders, or seek professional help (which'll probably make you do the same thing too.)
Try going to hypnotherapy, it might help to control the panic attacks if you see one. Totally sympathise with you, i dont like them either!
get hypnotised, my mam hates um to!
That's a common phobia, I just developed a phobia to FLEAS! Lol, but Spiders aren't very pretty and rumor's (which are true) about spiders killing people tend to cause this phobia. If you can't change how you feel about them, for your own good I say hiring a good exterminator to do the job and guarantee it or else!
get a Miss Muffet
Try to like them instead of being scared of them. i love spiders!
Spiders, Spiders, Spiders, Spiders, Spiders, Spiders, Spiders,Spiders,Spiders,Spider. Spiders,Spiders,Spiders,Spider.


Just helping you confront your fear.
i swear tog ogd me too, i know exactly how u feel, i start sweating and i will go into a panic attack, i cant stand the things, i use my hoover extention pipe and suck the swines up, i wish they didnt exist !!
Not got any phobias really. But keely's answer at the top is great - an image formed in my mind of a spider with a big moustache, a sombrero, a pair of maracas and a big grin going "Señor!"
You can get desensitisation therapy, they start you off with a picture of spider, then next visit photo, next toy spider and so on and on till you'll feel comfortable with a tarantula walking on your hand. It works and will improve your life.
One of the best ways to get over a fear is to expose yourself to your phobia in a very contained situation. Get a friend to catch a spider, and put it in a sealed container (make it a large-ish one or give it some air holes so it doesnt suffocate!) then just place it on a table say, in your kitchen, then go into the garden and look at the spider thru the window, and incrementally get closer as much as you can whilst remaining in your comfort zone. As you do it, concentrate on your breathing, keeping it slow and steady, each time your mind wanders off onto somethign else, stop where you are and return to your slow steady breath. Just observe the irrational thoughts as they crop up in your head and let them pass without paying too much attention to them and returning to the breath, over time you will find that you feel more and more comfortable and will be able to get closer and closer to the spider. You will know that you have succeeded when you are able to hold the spider and maintain your calm breathing :-)
I hate spiders also if there is one in the bedroom my husband as to get it before i will go to bed
There is no answer to this!! it is the same with me. But if you see one, and it is sitting/standing still.. that is ok, but the moment it moves, and there eight legs moving and crawing over each other .. sorry that's it for me .. i'm out of there !!
Usually people are scared of spiders because they get started by something that moves so fast and is so small. On top of that, people hear all these scary stories about venom from their fangs.

Usually spiders aren't really that dangerous. Even if they bit you in worst case scenario, they'd only make you a little ill.

You shouldn't feel too bad though. A lot of people are scared of spiders. The only real solution is exposing yourselves to them and trying to humanize them.

Spiders are usually just as frightened of people and will run away. They're just trying to make a living and survive like other creatures on the Planet. If you antagonize them or corner them, they may try to defend themselves, but that's only if you make any rash movements and really go after them.

I do know of a sad story about baby spiders that might change your outlook. There was a mother spider that had a sac full of baby spiders that was in my bathroom. It waited there and waited for all the spiders to be born.

They finally hatched. However, the mother had chosen a really bad place for them to live in that bathroom so all those baby spiders starved to death and died.

Maybe if you learned to feel some remorse or pity for spiders, you may be less afraid of them.

Perhaps if you tried watching "Charlotte's Web" with Debbie Reynolds playing the Spider, it may change your attitude. It's a really sad ending when Charlotte as the mother spider finally passes away and Wilbur the Pig loses his friends.

Maybe if you watch that movie and then pretend that the spiders you see are Charlotte, you won't be scared of them as much because you'll think of the tragic stories of friendly spiders that were good spiders that tried to help people.

This may sound silly, but when I watch the cartoon of "Charlotte's Web" I always tear up when Debbie Reynold's starts singing her last song just before she dies about the Cycle of Life. I watched it in the 4th Grade.

It was so sad at the end :(.
I am the same bought a plug from qvc online shopping called pest magic I have noticed a big difference, like yourself I would try anything to resolve this phobia goof luck!
The word your are looking for with this problem is arachnophobia. Counselling is a good place to start. Talk to people who know about counsellors in your area and see if you can find one that deals with that and can help you. Most spiders are harmless and don't want to be around you either.
I'd suggest a hypnotherapist if you really want to get rid of the phobia. I've heard from recommendation that they are really good for that sort of thing.

I have a minor phobia of wasps. I thought having a child would calm me down when I saw them (as I thought I might be able to show more self control in front of her)..but instead I am worse as I panic they might go near her. But they can really hurt you and spiders can't!
sorry to hear that but i got alot of phobias and knw how hellish life can be with a phobia. get theraphy, psycho theraphy, cognitive therapy (ask gp, he/she refer u) or get hypnotherapy but i dont knw if it wrks coz i havent tried it. face ur fears, thats wot they say. the more u do, the better u'll become. call Trishas hotline (trisha is the talk show on channel 5 i think). they help ppl with phobias. id go to the guy who helps in that programme but its too far for me.find her hotline no and they may help.
DONT think about when u go to asleep tonight and an average of 24 spidrs crawl across ur face whewn ur asleep///..... lma only joking. u should be afraid of muslims not spiders
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