I was at a restaurant and really enjoying myself when I looked down and seen MAGGOTS crawling on my plate. I hate MAGGOTS and I have not been able to sleep eat or do anything without getting the picture of the MAGGOTS in my food out of my head. I sometimes / often think they are going to come out of my skin, my bowels and everything,just writing this is giving me the heebie jeebies. when i cook for my children i'm constantly looking eveywhere for them my life has completly changed. I think i have been scard for life can someone help me. tell me what can i do quick I even went to a psychiatris. i'm glad I found this site because people tell me i am over exxagerating but this is one of my fears. how do you conquer your fears HHHHHHHHEEEEELLLPPPPPPP! I search everything i think they are everywhere. sweat overcome my body my heart begins to race i scream cry it's a horrible feeling.
2006-07-26 22:39:25 · 14 answers · asked by ljjmjd3 4 in Dining Out ➔ Other - Dining Out
You've developed a phobia - very understandably, in my opinion.
See a doctor about being referred to a behavioural psychologist. You can beat this.
Poor you - just reading your message made my skin crawl.
2006-07-26 22:56:45 · answer #1 · answered by Hello Dave 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had a similar experience - when a jar of maggots, unknowingly hatched into flies, was opened in my face.
The best way to get over it is to isolate the experience as a freak one off. Definitely don't eat in the same place again. I would think that the experience is a very rare one.
Worse case scenario - remember people eat maggots in some countries.
2006-07-29 11:34:39 · answer #2 · answered by Big Ben 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What an awful experience - no wonder you're so upset by it.
Have you considered hypnotherapy?
Alternatively what about hitting your fear head on and actually working towards knowing more about maggots and finding out that they're not all bad (easy for me to say I know) - it would help if you could find a professional who specifically deals with phobias - a bit like those who help people to fly if they're scared of it.
Don't know if this would be of any use to you.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1572243880/026-2564017-8003657?v=glance&n=266239
Good luck and I hope you can overcome this soon!
K
2006-07-26 22:55:58 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i don't like maggots either and will vomit at the thought of them, to tell you what i had to do is simple but disgusting...make rice at home, eat a bowl of it with milk and sugar, keep repeating that "this is rice, this is rice, this is rice". and remember, in general you don't get food with maggots unless you are eating in a dirty place, try to be aware of how clean the tables are and how long dishes are left on them, how dirty is the bus boys stand. if it looks bad walk out and try some where else. maggots are just fly larvae and clean restaurants don't have flys very often, if at all.
2006-07-26 22:56:03 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
we took some sausage rolls on holiday once and put them on a shelf ...i forgot to cover them ...got the plate off the shelf later that day and offered my husband and kids a sausage roll ...then we all screamed ...it was wriggling with maggots ...we kind of went off sausage rolls for a bit it was a horrid thing to have placed infront of you and when you are scared of something like that it is far worse ...i have a bad fear but now can look at one in a book with out throwing the book across the room and jumping on the back of a chair staring at the floor incase it came to life ...when you are so bad you do really have to try and train yourself not to be so bad ...force yourself to look at pictures of them in books first once you have done that then try and find something on tv about them so you can see them but not see them live infront of you...if you can do those two things then after a time you might not be so bad about them...thats what i did anyway and now though i can't touch the picture of them in a book i can now hold the book without throwing it across the room and don't sweat ...if you learn about the thing you are affraid of it helps you accept it and the knowledge your brain gains of them will let you know they cannot hurt you ..but you have to force yourself to do that.
2006-07-27 13:24:58 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
sue them.they cant get away with that......name an shame the resurant whit will put em out of business.im really sorry youve been through that,,i can only imagine what your going through mentally...maggots is another of my worst fears.i used to have nightmeres about them.try really hard to put your mind on somthing else,,i know its gonna be so hard..keep telling yourself that you left the dam things at the resurant an they are not near you or in your kids food,check like you say if it makes you feel better.good luck in overcoming this.
2006-07-26 22:50:30 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maggots are in fact very clean and are used in the medical world frequently to heal ulcers and the like. They can't kill you nor can they eat you, they only feed on dead flesh.
2006-07-26 22:45:26 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd love to answer you , but A) my stomach is rolling, and B) i suffer in EXACTLY the same way, always have and just recently its all come back
2006-07-27 01:57:37 · answer #8 · answered by littlestarr02 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nasty! I think that would turn anybodys stomach! Ask your doctor for advice of what to do next!
Good luck!
2006-07-26 22:43:39 · answer #9 · answered by ehc11 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
learn to love your maggots
2006-07-27 02:21:48 · answer #10 · answered by sandi smith 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋