Are you scared of bugs and spiders?

@gudheart (12659)
March 17, 2016 8:40am CST
I am not a big fan of bugs and spiders, in fact I do have a spider phobia so I can't be near a spider for long without screaming hysterically!! Bugs are the same but I can tolerate them for slightly longer than spiders, but I do end up running away like a headless chicken. What about you, are you scared of bugs or spiders?
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@Shavkat (137220)
• Philippines
17 Mar 16
I hate spiders such as tarantula. If ever I will see this insect, I will run for my life.
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• Lagos, Nigeria
17 Mar 16
wow yours is too much . but for me i hate both but can't run for my life espt it the size of umaga.
@gudheart (12659)
18 Mar 16
LOL any spiders that I see makes me run the opposite direction !!
@marlina (154165)
• Canada
17 Mar 16
I am not very happy when I see bugs and spiders. But I can't even stand looking at a picture of a snake.
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@mammots (3209)
• Philippines
18 Mar 16
Me too. I will for sure hide a picture of a snake posted on facebook and report it as inappropriate.
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@1creekgirl (40615)
• United States
17 Mar 16
I don't like to look at pictures of snakes, either and especially in person! I'm trying to face my fears, but have't gotten to snakes yet!
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@gudheart (12659)
18 Mar 16
OH I am the same. Pictures of snakes scare me.
• United States
17 Mar 16
Bugs do not usually bother me unless they are trying to bite me. I am not fond of them in my house, but I will try to get them outside unharmed rather than kill them unless they are mosquitoes or something like that. Spiders, on the other hand, are an entirely different story. I am afraid of spiders and avoid them whenever possible. That being said, I do sometimes like watching spiders when they are outside, because they are interesting creatures. I also used to like tarantulas, believe it or not, until my friend tortured me with his pet tarantula.
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@gudheart (12659)
18 Mar 16
I wish I was stronger and could cope with the fear.
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• India
17 Mar 16
Here is the super hero -- How about this one ?
http://images.indianexpress.com/2015/07/spiderman-new.jpg
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@gudheart (12659)
18 Mar 16
@UR_Forever_Raja Spiderman is okay LOL
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• United States
17 Mar 16
Hi Gud. I am not scared of them, but I aint having them crawl on me thats for sure. I will kill them without hesitation in that case.
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@gudheart (12659)
18 Mar 16
I would scream for help!!
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• Merced, California
17 Mar 16
I feel as my manhood has been taken away, when i get near a spider. I'am 6'7" 230 pounds, but when i see a or am near a spider i turn into a little girl. My family laughs at me
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@mammots (3209)
• Philippines
18 Mar 16
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@gudheart (12659)
18 Mar 16
LOL sounds like my brother!!!
@gudheart (12659)
18 Mar 16
@mammots funny right! How a small little thing can make us all turn into little wimps haha
@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
17 Mar 16
No for me it is snakes.However, when I see an ant in the house I go balistic and that ant has to die!!
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
18 Mar 16
@gudheart I walk around with a spray bottle of Lysol and spray them, the kitchen or bathroom spray kills them, does make me wonder if I should be using it though!! I have mostly switched to non-toxic cleaners.
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@gudheart (12659)
18 Mar 16
@BelleStarr I hate them but I don't like the idea of killing them either...so I am stuck on how to get rid of them LOL
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@gudheart (12659)
18 Mar 16
I remember when we had an outbreak of ants and they would live in our kitchen area...I eventually got used to them but once they went away I am now scared of ants again!
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@celticeagle (159451)
• Boise, Idaho
17 Mar 16
I have never liked spiders. I have had sort of freakish phobia about bugs since someone told me when I was a kid that earwigs would crawl in your ears. Then come this last summer we had a infestation of bed bugs. It got pretty bad before I realized I wasn't going to be able to eradicate them as I had thought. It seems that they were mostly around my bed and I had bites and ......Ooooh! So I called maintenance and told them. They had us catch one(oooh again) to prove this was what we had before they would call the exterminator. So I did and the exterminators were called. To this day I can't stand the thought of them. I had nightmares for several weeks afterwards. Ya, I don't like bugs.
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@celticeagle (159451)
• Boise, Idaho
18 Mar 16
@gudheart ....Something must have triggered that.
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@gudheart (12659)
18 Mar 16
@celticeagle Not sure what it was, but it was awful.
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@gudheart (12659)
18 Mar 16
I think it does stem from childhood for me too. Seeing my older brother and sister scared of them made me scared of them. I remember I had nightmares almost every night as a kid about bugs crawling on my skin and bed. Was awful.
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@mammots (3209)
• Philippines
18 Mar 16
I'm not afraid of bugs and spiders. Spiders in my garden make their large webs in my plants but i just leave them alone because they eat mosquitos.
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@gudheart (12659)
18 Mar 16
I hate those large webs!!!
@LeaPea2417 (36497)
• Toccoa, Georgia
18 Mar 16
Yes, I am scared of both!
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@gudheart (12659)
18 Mar 16
LOL I often wonder how different life would be if I wasn't!
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@else34 (13517)
• New Delhi, India
17 Mar 16
@gudheart,Like you,I too can't live near bugs and spiders.I don't fear them,but fear they may get crushed if they come under my feet.
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@else34 (13517)
• New Delhi, India
19 Mar 16
@gudheart LOL !! May be,but had you ever visited India?
@gudheart (12659)
18 Mar 16
I was going to say must be hard having a phobia of them in India as there are quite a lot of bugs I think? I think they must have phobia of humans too.
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• United States
18 Mar 16
Neither bother me much but my granddaughter (shes 14) is deathly afraid of spiders. If she sees a spider she practically has a panic attack
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@gudheart (12659)
18 Mar 16
Oh no that is awful. I don't have panic attacks but I do get very scared.
@JudyEv (326128)
• Rockingham, Australia
18 Mar 16
I don't scream hysterically that's for sure! In fact, I'm usually the one who has to deal with them.
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@gudheart (12659)
18 Mar 16
LOL sounds like my mother :D
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@JudyEv (326128)
• Rockingham, Australia
19 Mar 16
@gudheart We must both be very brave!
@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
18 Mar 16
I am not afraid of spiders (my son is, though) but I have phobia on earthworms. I faint when a piece of this is in front of me.
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@gudheart (12659)
18 Mar 16
Really. I wonder why earthworms but no other bug??
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
19 Mar 16
@gudheart i get so icky with these creatures moving. I developed the phobia when my older brother picked one live worm and showed it to me, bringing the worm in a stick. i was trembling when he did that.
@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
19 Mar 16
I'm not really scared of them, but I don't want them in my house so my son and husband have to get them out.
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@gudheart (12659)
19 Mar 16
My mother usually the one that gets them out for me :D
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
19 Mar 16
@gudheart I point my hubby and son know what to do lol.
@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
17 Mar 16
No i am not scared of them but i hate them.
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@gudheart (12659)
18 Mar 16
I hate them and afraid of them :(
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• Valdosta, Georgia
17 Mar 16
The things I run from are bees and wasps! I run like someone's chasing me with a knife-lol. My husband is terrified of spiders, he calls me to squish them.
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@gudheart (12659)
18 Mar 16
Oh yea I can't stand bees and wasps either.
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• United States
17 Mar 16
I am afraid of certain spiders - those such as Black Widows. Bugs I don't like but they don't scare me.
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@gudheart (12659)
18 Mar 16
I wish I was more like you then and not afraid of bugs.
@jaboUK (64361)
• United Kingdom
17 Mar 16
I don't like gthem at all, but I wouldn't exactly say I was scared of them.
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@Poppylicious (11133)
17 Mar 16
I don't mind some spiders, and am petrified of others. Bugs are fine. :)
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@gudheart (12659)
18 Mar 16
I am not sure how I got so scared of everything LOL
@Lucky15 (37346)
• Philippines
17 Mar 16
iam fine with them :)
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@gudheart (12659)
18 Mar 16
Wish I was too :(