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Massive spider in lounge, shut the door and sealed with masking tape last night,now what?

258 replies

lightclock · Yesterday 13:20

What do I do now? Never enter the lounge again?

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honeyrosesandwich · Today 00:01

Allseeingallknowing · Yesterday 16:56

No, it will crawl out! Just get a spider vacuum from Amazon and let it go outside.

I chucked the hoover after lol. was only a £20 one

Samysungy · Today 00:23

ExOptimist · Yesterday 23:19

I have compassion for people who have mental health issues and do their best to deal with it with professional help/medication.
If they chose to ignore it and present it as a quirk of their personality, as many of those on here with phobias appear to, then I have no sympathy whatsoever.

Drugging ppl for normal reactions is not really ok. Why do it?

ExOptimist · Today 00:29

Samysungy · Today 00:23

Drugging ppl for normal reactions is not really ok. Why do it?

Mental illness isn't normal though, that's why it's called illness. Phobias are not normal behaviour. That's the issue. If drugs or talking therapies work then the sufferer should take whatever help is available.

maxslice · Today 03:07

I found out by accident that a generous dousing with hairspray will slow a spider down enough to scoop it and toss it out or smush it with your shoe, whichever you choose.

SummerSummerSummertime · Today 07:30

NeverDropYourMooncup · Yesterday 14:18

Generally, they aren't. Arachnophobia (and similar reactions to insects, etc) are a feature of comfortable, Western lives.

Genuinely they are. Educate yourself!

SummerSummerSummertime · Today 07:32

What did you do OP? Did you get someone to help?

Wingingit73 · Today 07:45

😂😂😂😂😂😂
Put house on market. Pack.

TwoLeftSocksWithHoles · Today 07:55

topcat2014 · Yesterday 13:28

Seek medical attention for this phobia. There is nothing wrong with spiders. We all eat a few in our lives in our sleep.

'Eating spiders in your sleep is an urban legend and a total myth. Humans swallow zero spiders per year on average because spiders actively avoid people, sense our breathing vibrations, and would trigger a wake-up response if they touched our skin.

Most users on Reddit agree that this fake statistic was originally made up to show how fast false stories spread online.'
(And it's still spreading!)

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