Irrational Fear of Spiders

That-Crazy-Rat-Lady

That-Crazy-Rat-Lady

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I have always been afraid of spiders - horrible creepy bastards!

I was doing okay and was a pretty normal (ha!) person...

But I recently saw one in the garage that was the biggest I have EVER seen - it rivaled some of my rats...

It was real crippling fear - I just couldn't function or think practically - I was TERRIFIED!

Since then I've been a lot worse when it comes to spiders...

I lie awake at night worrying about it - I check for spiders everywhere - jump a mile if anything moves.

Has anyone overcome this fear or know what to do?

It's getting that time of year where they start to come in the house and its scaring me!

Help!
 
Glam

Glam

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I went my sisters with the youngest this afternoon, sat nattering, as you do.
She decided to dead head a few flowers as we were talking, suddenly she let out a shriek which I'm sure could have been heard 10 mile away. A spider with a body bigger than a 50p piece had walked on her hand. I think the poor thing was deaf after all the noise she made, certainly dead from shock.
I'm sure you can undergo hypnosis for the problem, and afterwards, you are offered the chance to hold 1 to see if it worked. I'll pass thank you.......
 
Gramaisc

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Just imagine if you saw something as much bigger than you as you are to a spider....

We're talking Godzilla+..... - they're only spiders.
 
littleme

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You are not alone TCRL. I dread this time of year & I swear I can hear them 'drop' from the other side of the room. Theres plenty of times husbands come in to find me stood on the sofa, horrified, with legs shaking & shouting at him to 'kill it, kill it'!

Its not an irrational fear....theyre creepy frackers, you never know if theyre looking at you, or which way is the front & where theyre going to run - & they ALWAYS run at you!
 
littleme

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Trumpet said:
That's the way they're gonna run then.
Trumpet your friendly local facetious git.
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:) Thats the whole point - they can run in any direction but nearly always run toward you - you cant tell which way they are going to go......they need arrows painting on them showing which way is foreward!

*Cue a photo from Gramaisc of a spider with an arrow on it...
 
Gramaisc

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littleme said:
*Cue a photo from Gramaisc of a spider with an arrow on it...
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John Marwood

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It's perfectly rational to fear the elasticated ping of a vicious spider, they have wicked claws

Olde worlde cycling just got tougher
 
Glam

Glam

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Manorboy said:
Try one of these http://www.primrose.co.uk/advanced-...ce=googleads&gclid=CNittJ_ekMACFW-WtAoddCUA_g we have a couple of similar models and very rarely see any spiders in our house, they also seem to stop ants spreading around the house.

Just be careful if you have any small mammals
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I can tell you from the off - Littleme doesn't earn enough to put 1 of them in every single socket in her house. And, before you say that you only need a couple, believe me, she won't take any chances for just one to get in the house.
 
Gramaisc

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Glam said:
I can tell you from the off - Littleme doesn't earn enough to put 1 of them in every single socket in her house. And, before you say that you only need a couple, believe me, she won't take any chances for just one to get in the house.
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She only needs one - and a small generator - wouldn't weigh more than the majority of handbags that I see..

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littleme

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If I thought it would work I would get one for each socket - by hook or by crook!

Years ago when people still did 'Betterwear' & the like, you could buy spray that contained (I think) Chestnut oil, I covered the house in it & have to admit there were less spiders that winter.....but I've not seen it available anywhere for years. :(
 
That-Crazy-Rat-Lady

That-Crazy-Rat-Lady

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I've heard they don't like peppermint oil - a few years ago I pretty much drenched my house in it - over did it a little and still can't eat Polos...

Haven't seen 'The Beast' since - managed to spend a good few hours in the garage without been freaked out!

But I did have trusty Henry (the hoover) by my side at all times!
His reassuring smile and super spider sucking abilities make me feel at ease (he had his 'I mean business moustach attachment on!)
 
stoofer34

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littleme said:
If I thought it would work I would get one for each socket - by hook or by crook!

Years ago when people still did 'Betterwear' & the like, you could buy spray that contained (I think) Chestnut oil, I covered the house in it & have to admit there were less spiders that winter.....but I've not seen it available anywhere for years. :(
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Betterware still do this Spider "deterrent" was only looking at some yesterday


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flossietoo

flossietoo

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I can see there's a business idea here. Rent a spaniel. I can scream 'spiiiiideeerr!" from the other side of the house and my heroine hurtles to my side to slay the beast. Last week she even jumped right off the ground to snatch one off the bathroom wall - I couldn't get past to leave the room.

She works for bacon bits. Her agent takes chocolate.
 
Alee

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I used to send my cats after them , but now they have off with some people down the street. I have to rely on trusty hoover now! I always get scared incase the spider escapes back out of the hoover and comes back for revenge!!
I was in the shower last night and I picked up my hairbrush to brush the conditioner through my hair and a great big massive spider fell off it and stuck to me ! Its making me shudder now just thinking about it. TERRIFYING! , I even threw the hairbrush and it hit me straight on my little toe , icing on the cake!
 
Withnail

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That-Crazy-Rat-Lady said:
Has anyone overcome this fear or know what to do?
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I don't know how helpful this is to what is a genuinely irrational fear but, with one rather rare exception, it might be worth remembering that these beasts cannot actually hurt you in any way. At all. Regardless of how big they are.

Just run at it, shouting...
 
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