Our phobia is the fear of spiders

In each of us there is an uncontrollable fear, which is usually called a phobia. Unfortunately, we are practically powerless before the fear of certain things. There are an infinite number of phobias that have their specific name. For example, the fear of spiders is called an arachnophobia.

The fact is that this phobia is quite common phenomenon, along with claustrophobia and fear of heights. Statistics show that almost every third woman and every fifth man suffers from this phobia. It is not surprising that the residents of North America and Western Europe are mostly exposed to this fear, where poisonous and really life-threatening spiders meet in ordinary life.

Fear of spiders can be considered a well-founded fear, but there are a huge number of species that are completely harmless and not dangerous to human life. The only question is that many of them can still look terrifying for a person, have a furry body and long legs.

Bioenergetics even believe that if there is a spider in the house, it will certainly cleanse the dwelling from accumulation of negative energy, but his murder can be considered a bad omen. As you know, spiders weave cobwebs, and so it is a kind of magnet not only for flies and other insects, but also catches negative waves, experiences and emotions. In any case, bioenergetics are convinced of this.

His hand in the development of this natural fear was also made by the creators of horror films, where spiders are represented in the form of real monsters, capable of causing a person not any kind of harm. Perhaps the fear of spiders was transferred to us from the older generation in the family, where our parents, grandparents could be afraid of spiders and thus set an example for us when we were still children.

For the same reason, in regions where there is a truly large number of dangerous spiders, the fear of people in front of them is much less, and it is almost impossible to meet a person suffering from arachnophobia. This is explained by the fact that people are already used to and are much more comfortable with these creatures.

It is believed that the most effective method of combating this fear will be working with a professional psychologist, but one can also get rid of this phobia independently. The most effective method can be considered when it is necessary to meet face to face with a spider. It is best to carefully consider it, even can talk to him and imagine that the spider understands you, but if the spider starts to respond to you, it is already a psychiatrist's profile.

Some desperate and courageous people can be recommended to touch a spider, as a rule, this way of overcoming fear gives good results.

Another recommend to play computer games, where one of the tasks will kill the spider. However, as you destroy your goal, you subconsciously destroy your fear.

How to determine whether your fear of spiders is a phobia or a simple fear of an unknown insect? If at the sight of a spider you felt a rapid heartbeat, then this is not a reason to believe that you are exposed to this phobia. However, there are a number of other signs that should accompany a person suffering from this or that fear. If the object of your fear causes increased sweating, trembling, dry mouth, fever or the opposite chills, a feeling of suffocation, dizziness, nausea, you can assume that you have a real phobia. It is not an isolated case of such a state that is taken, but permanent signs at the sight of the object of fear. It can be microbes, water, wasps, plants, dust, etc., the list can be continued indefinitely.

By the way, there is a huge list of phobias that make a person feel uncomfortable and afraid of this or that vital circumstance. The names of phobias can be found on the Internet and find out if you are susceptible to any fear from more than 400 existing ones.