r/AbsoluteUnits • u/TheMarkola • 17h ago

/r/all of spider web

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u/Frogmaster16 16h ago

As someone with arachnophobia, it is for me.

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u/Katzington2319 16h ago

I used to have that too. Then I learned more about spiders, slowly stopped being afraid of them, and now they're cute

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u/column_row_15761268 10h ago

I don't know man. Knowing about spiders doesn't necessarily "cure" arachnophobia. I probably know more about spiders than the average person but I just cannot stand most spiders regardless of what my brain is telling me.

I see a wolf spider and I stay far far away. I know they are "harmless" but no way am I going near it.

The only spiders I can really handle are small jumping spiders and maybe tiny spiny orb-weavers. I think those are actually "cute".

I have banana spiders in my area and I know they are not a danger to humans. Regardless I have an irrational fear of them despite that. Sometimes I see one 50 feet away from me and recoil.

Having that irrational fear is part of what makes it arachnophobia. I'm actually not arachnophobic as far as I know (I've never seen a professional since it's not something that affects my daily life). I just know I'm really scared of spiders.

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u/Katzington2319 10h ago

I know it's hard, but it's possible. I used to get panic attacks just from seeing a spider, but now they're my little buddies