i have absolutly the worst bug phobia ever. i scream and cry at the sight of a bug, any bug you name it. but im mostly terrified by june bugs and dragonflies the most, how can i get over my fear..and dont say be around them cause i swear ill have a heart attack if one of those nastys touches me
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i think if u think of them as a cartoon world ,,where they speak ,love and eat ,,bugs arent so bad,,they r living creatures,so if u see them just avoid them ..
try to get over your aphobia by holding fake bugs first then try real bugs
i dont know its very hard to not be afraid im the same with earwigs and always will be unless we got hypnotized i couldnt see it working though!!!!!!
haha, I hate bugs too! So maybe you and I could both try this. How about you just think about, okay, it's a friggin one inch bug! It's more scared of me than I am of it! It probably won't do anything other than MAYBE land on me just to check me out, out of curiosity. But what's the WORST it can do? Sting me? That'll hurt for like 10 seconds, and then it's over. Just think of it as a tiny little harmless THING, that won't bother you, unless you bother it! Hope that helps! :)
I keep a porpane torch with trigger lighting action, and any time I see a creepy crawlie, I hit em with the heat.
It kills them instantly and you don't have to squash em.
I hate the crunch or the splooge, I just toast and toss.
You can burn them any place, if your fast, you won't even
catch burnable things on fire, It just takes a flash and
poof, THEY GONE!
Grab an encyclopedia, girl!
Ignorance of something usually generates unnatural fear of it. Learn about those "nastys" and you might get over your fear. But not over-night. Take it slow. Find your lines and push them SLOWLY. Replace your ignorance of insects with knowledge and education and you might find, they're pretty cool little creatures.
I think deep down everyone suffers from phobias. I beilieve that hypnotherapy can help so seek some advice on this matter because it is important as there are millions of bugs out there. Incidentally my phobia is about heights. So don't think you are alone in having a phobia. All the best.
When it comes to phobias, the intervention most supported by research is exposure. (Take a deep breath!)
It needs to be done in a "graduated" manner, meaning that you (and a trained mental health professional with training and experience in exposure therapy) create a list (a hierarchy) of ways that you can be exposed to bugs. And yes, eventually the real deal will be on that list, but it may be way at the top.
The list starts with something that feels really, really easy that you could probably already do (e.g., look at a picture of a bug from across the room) and gradually gets harder and harder.
The idea is that you will work your way up that list, gaining mastery at each step before moving on to the next step. You "expose" yourself to each of the steps while learning ways to use coping thoughts and relaxation to help manage the anxiety/fear that you experience during the exposure.
It is important that relaxation training and working on developing coping thoughts is a part of the exercise, and it is critical that you do not move on until you have mastered that step.
Remember: avoidance of the feared object only reinforces the fear. You have to stop avoiding so you can take control of the fear. But again, do it in a way that works for you...one small step at a time.
It is HIGHLY recommended that anyone wanting to tackle phobias (or other mental health concerns) work with a mental health professional who is trained in the techniques you are interested in. Mental health professions go through a lot of schooling and specific training for a reason!
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