have you got a phobia you know spiders, worms, earwigs, and what are they?

Question

Mine is a terror of moths I just run if theres room or scream, I know they can't hurt me, but my fear is greater than logic yet I have no fear of butterflys??

fallen angel, I did say the fear is illogical

Answer 1

Mine are spiders and heights - and I don't agree that it goes back to something your parents have done. Mine don't mind spiders or heights!

Also I have three boys and when they were growing up, with the first one I tried hard not to show my fear of spiders. We used to look closely at them and say how wonderful they were etc.etc. He is phobic about spiders as well. When number two son came along years later I was not going to put myself through admiring spiders at close range again - I showed my fear - the result - he is not phobic about them. With number three son I repeated as with number two son and he does not mind handling small spiders, but if they are large he has to catch them in something.

Although I am afraid of them, I won't have them killed in the house. My husband has to catch them and put them out!

Answer 2

Those kinda fears usually come from very early childhood. Something your parents did in reaction to a moth or something moth like. A few visits to a counselor would take care of your phobia.

Nature is beautiful. There is no need to be afraid of beautiful creatures like spiders, worms, moths and or butterflies.

Answer 3

I have a phobia of worms. It's like I freak out when I see one. When I was nine, my science teacher made us keep five mealworms each. They were pink, big, and really gross and disgusting. They were all in one big pile, all squirming and wrigling and I almost fainted. And mealworms stink. I know when they grow up, they would be nice cute little beetles, but right then, they looked very gross. So everyday I made somebody else feed the mealworms. I didn't dare to open the container. One of my friends actually put the mealworm on her face and said it felt nice. I almost threw up. It was reeaaally eewwww...I think that phobia is called Scoleciphobia. I have no idea why I'm scared of them.
Cockroaches are fine. They aren't that bad.

Answer 4

I really don't like bugs in general. My true fear/phobia are bridges. I am terrifed of driving over a bridge and the possiblity of it falling apart with me in a car that I won't be able to get out of.

Answer 5

Hey there, how you doing? Personally, I have no real fear of animals. I used to work with exotic animals, such as Crocodilians, Pythons, Boa Constrictors, Monitor Lizards, Amphibians, Birds of Prey along with Tarantulas & their kin. However, it seems that what you're really afraid of, is not the animal itself, but more or less what you don't understand. We fear what we don't understand, which is perhaps, the reason a lack of fear is found in many carnivorous animals, such as cats. Almost as soon as they're capable of moving, they begin playing & their curiosity has the tendancy to get the better of them. Hence the well known term, Curiosity Killed The Cat. In fact, it still does so, but the reason they're always so curious, is because it's their way of trying to understand the world around them. In another way, it means they're better prepared in the case of being startled. For example, if you walk into a bathroom, & sitting on the edge of the bath tub, is a big spider, the first thing you may do, is panic. So, let's try & get over the phobias. A fear of spiders is known as Arachniphobia. The fear of moths is called Mottephobia. However, let's start with the spiders. The name itself, gives off quite a bit of fear. But if you study the spider itself, you'd probably be very amazed. Spiders have been on Earth for several hundred million years, & in that time, they have always remained very much the same; abdomen, thorax, 8 eyes, 2 fangs, 8 legs & commonly quite hairy. Furthermore, though, they're almost like the perfect organism. They vary in a majority of ways, such as feeding habits, size, colour, abilities, yet they all have one thing in common. All of them are predators. Some, such as the tarantula, are known to be large & hairy. The hairs are there for a reason. Some are for tasting, some are for hearing, & some of them are so sensitive, they can detect the slightest change in the wind. The spread-legged shape, is a way of detecting the slightest movements around them. This is also a defence mechanism, as they are hunted by Army Ants. In fact, the ants are so dangerous when hunting, that the animals of the forest, including the Tarantula, have developed a way of detecting the scent, which tells them to run & hide. Moths are always fluttering around lights. Amazingly, they are not actually trying to get to the light itself, but the black spot inside. Take a look at a light bulb, & you'll notice a black spot. Earwigs also, are virtually harmless. And Worms? They're incredible. They have 5 hearts! But don't be afraid of moths. They're absolutely harmless. In fact, I work with children sometimes at my job, as a Science Educator & in our hands-on science centre, we have a small bunch of live moths. Some of them have exquisite patterns on their wings, including the shape of their wings. To have one land on your hand is not very common. Moths & Butterflies are technically, like Yin & Yang. Yang is the good side, the light, the honey in your tea. Yang is the bad side, the darkness or like too much sugar in your tea. In a nutshell, Butterflies fly by day, & Moths fly usually, by night. Moths are also a delicacy for Bats. However, some moths have become so adapted in this arms-race, which spans back perhaps, as far as 600 million years that, they have developed a kind of radar jamming technique, when being hunted by a bat. If you watch the film Dare Devil, starring Ben Affleck, you'll notice, he sees through sound, known otherwise, as echo-location. It can also be regarded as Shadow Vision. This is the same as what a bat sees in the dark, only it fires out small pulses of sound, which are too faint to be detected by human beings. The sound bounces off the obstacles in the immediate vicinity, & produces for the bat, a mental image, which can guide the bat through total darkness. Moreover, using this radar jamming technique, which is entirely natural,the moth can confuse the bat, giving itself some leverage, hence giving it an easy escape route. In the end, though, when you find you're afraid of a certain animal, you may find it helpful, or perhaps rather insightful, if you read up on the creature. Like they always say, we fear what we don't understand. If you read up on moths on the Internet, or in books such as John Downer's Supernatural, you may find your phobia is likely to start fading, yet you're interest in the subject may increase, & the more you learn about them, the more you'll understand them. Hence the less you'll be likely to fear them. I hope this has been of interest. I know I've practically written an essay, but when it comes to Nature, there is always so much to learn....

Answer 6

I do. Cockroaches!!!!!!!!!!!!

Big, Small it doesn't matter. I get so freaked out. One night I saw one on my Friends back after a long walk in town. I was so scared I freaked and ran around in circles, screaming, crying and gagging. I almost knocked down my baby niece. I just can't help it. I hate them, I fear them, i despise their existence.

I am so glad I don't have any, but I see them at restaurants and on the street from time to time and I just want to literally vomit. I hate having this phobia.

Moths don't scare me though, they just gross me out, because they are hairy.

Answer 7

I hate spiders - the way they move..and why do they need 8 legs?? My b/f picks them up and puts them in the garden. I hate mice also..have had a few in my house and even though they are a lot smaller than me they still make my skin crawl.

Answer 8

Bees, Wasps and Spiders

Answer 9

im not sure if its a phobia but ghosts and poltergeist sometime scare me because when i was 6 i watched the film poltergeist 2 and for a year after that i couldnt go up to the toilet without my mum coming up with me and standing outside the door :-O but now i watch most haunted and im gradually learning more points of view on them so...who knows what the future holds

Answer 10

snakes, rats, worms, bats,spiders creepy crawlies no problem but bring a horse anywhere near me and I'm gone.