To still be scared of spiders?

[TheEagle]

Just went to open up the hood of the buggy to take the twins for a walk and there's a large spider after making his home in there!

Of course I shrieked and closed the hood back up and flapped about for a bit. Meanwhile the twins have fallen asleep

I'm terrified of spiders but I'm 34 3/4 for heaven's sake! How do I get over this?!

Yes there's one at Bristol zoo for £95. I reckon I am going to go for it, it's pricey but will open up my life (I know that sounds so cheesy but it's true!)

Yuk yuk yuk lighthouse! Flying spiders! For me the problem is the dingly dangly legs. I think they're going to get caught up in my hair.

I went on hol to Malta once and they had wasps with long dangly legs. I hardly dared leave the bedroom!!

Twowrongsdontmakearight Those waspy things with long dangly legs are 'Black and yellow mud daubers' - I live in the Med and they're rife here! I've had several in my home recently and I'm petrified of them; they're casing the joint looking for somewhere suitable to make a nest.

Do not Google image them if you're scared of insects

I did the London Zoo course - it was quite good. Wasn't a total cure but has made a significant difference to my life. They tell you to keep up the 'exposure therapy' which I haven't really, so it kind of wears off. Might have to do it again in a few years. Can't imagine holding that tarantula again...

Yikes violet, so it's true that you do have to hold spiders!

Fortunately I don't live in the UK so there's no worry of DH buying me a voucher for the course for my birthday

I hate spiders and used to use a jug and card over the top to try and get them off a ceiling etc, now I've found a much quicker and easier way of sorting them out by using one of those firm feather dusters on a stick.
No more standing awkwardly on beds or whatever, I just lift my duster to the ceiling, spider walks on and I put him out the door.

I had a major spider phobia (panic attacks even when someone mentioned a spider!). Went to GP and he referred me for cognitive behavioural therapy - worked a treat! That was 10 years ago. I can't say I like them now but not scared of them and can get rid. I'm glad I did it as I didn't want to transfer my fears onto my children.

Yanbu I am terrified of birds and I'm 31 one came very close to me flapping it's wings recently I was so scared I had a full on panic attack.

OP, London Zoo do a spider phobia workshop day including hypnotherapy. I went on it. Held a tarantula and massive house spider. I did it to avoid passing on phobia to kids. I still hate them but I can kill them or ignore them now as opposed to being paralysed with fear.

YANBU I am 37 and still terrified of them. I have got worse in the last few years especially as I woke up one morning to find one of them massive harvestmen spiders in bed next to me. I can't even catch them in a glass and throw them out they terrify me that much.