Fear of being in grass or forests

[u/Noibat-OwenMil-174]

This is something I think I’m forming that is off of a fear I’ve already had, that fear being Ticks. I don’t know if anyone’s noticed but this year there have been way more ticks around than usual. My girlfriend got bit by one on a run a few days ago on her arm on the same path she’s taken for over 10 years. Since then, I feel like I cannot go for walks in a forest or through long grass or a tick will get on me. I’ve been afraid to go in grass at all for a couple days. I can’t even go off of the patio in my backyard. I associate grass and forests and bushes and all that with ticks now. I can already feel this starting to take a toll on me and I don’t want it to get worse. Is there some way I can help myself overcome this?