Do you have a phobia or a suggestion about how to overcome a phobia

Okay i have no problems with spiders but there was one time when a spider crawled really fast into my room and then stopped about a foot from my bed. I was menacingly looking at the spider for a few seconds and ran outside my room to grab some bug spray and immediately sprayed it on the spider and quickly closed the door. I did not bother staying in my room for 2 days coz I was afraid that it might get back on me. HAHAHA! Yeah that was pretty crazy. I didnt want to sleep in my room without finding the corpse of the spider so I cleaned my entire room and after a few minutes of searching, I was able found it lying under my table.

<laughs> That thing does look like a brute!

hahaha! i know! have you ever been attacked by a centipede? o.o

I haven't, but it's on my to-do list!

wahaha! urgh! i just realized that i hate bugs! i was doing laundry and i saw a centipede so i poured bleach on it and guess what? it jumped on me! hahaha. good thing thing it missed me! i didn't finish doing laundry coz i was so terrified.

Hmmm. I am afraid of heights. I have challenged myself many times and succeeded, but looking down from a step ladder feels like 40 ft.

I've always had an irrational fear of ladybugs ever since I was a child. The phobia wasn't too bad when I was younger but I think it's gradually becoming worse. I grew up as an outdoorsy kid, I enjoyed playing outside in the sun with all sorts of critters (ants, spiders, tarantulas, millipedes, worms, dead butterflies) but ladybugs were always my worst nightmare. I used to live in a house with tons of them and boy was I getting nightmares like every night. I had dreams of being in a room without doors or windows to escape with billions of ladybugs approaching me (red ones, orange ones, yellow ones ahhhhhh) and when I woke up my heart rate began to rise and I began perspiring. *shudders* They were in our bathtubs, sinks, windows, vents, EVERYWHERE. I always had my mom inspect the bathroom for ladybugs before I got in, which used to annoy her hahaha. I made her the "ladybug exterminator" of our house hahaha.
The funny thing is I'm not afraid of snakes or other typically scary critters, just cute little ladybugs lol. I don't know why. Perhaps it's the fact that they are so colorful and beautiful. hahaha
My mom always says that in other for me to conquer my fear I must face it. My phobia is very weird and I have been teased and embarrassed for it. I want to stop being afraid of ladybugs.

I watched a Maury Show episode with this lady who had a phobia of hair (yes, hair). That must have been very difficult for her seeing that EVERYONE has hair. hahaha

hahahaha!that's really funny. the only solution to her phobia is by shaving everyone's hair off. lol

She even shaved her hair off. I hope she got over it though because that phobia is a huge bondage.

Ladybugs in a jar? yikes! The thought of that scares me. hahahahaha

There is a blessing to having been a child who grew up in a home with a problem like you, me and OFM. We learn to overcome.

In Philippians it says “forgetting what is behind and reaching forward to what is ahead.”. We have had to practice that.

Need I say more...?!

I have a fear of clowns and spiders. But, I really fear 8 legged clowns of all!!!!

Learn about your fear. Learning transforms the way you think about things.

Back in the day, I had a massive fear of ghost possession (I had these nightmares where I would wake up crying) so great that I couldn't even study it unless it was in a public place where I felt safe. Well, I started studying it there and the strangest sensation would come over my body when I would study it. However, eventually, I overcame the fear of it.

I've actually have had ghost possession dreams since, and it took a while, but I feel no fear when I have them anymore. I've only had a few that have scared me since.

spiders, centipedes, snakes ,high places very high bridges, dogs

oh yea ummmm.......vampires, werewolves...things of that nature .full moons with something howling

In order to overcome a fear, you have to expose yourself to a situation in which you confront it. Nothing major, but slow and small exposures. Over time, that'll allow you to take bigger steps.

Clowns were scary looooooooooooong before "IT"

I used to be terrified of driving near lakes or cliffs.
My father who was not well, used to threaten to drive off cliffs or into the lake when I was little, he would even drive right up to the edge, while I was screaming in terror in the back seat.
Thankfully my father left us , but he did leave a terrible phobia behind.
I wondered if I would ever get over it, anytime when in a car, if near a lake or clif I froze in terror, and often would shake for some time after.
Jesus had been bringing alot of healing in my life,and I had set this before Him, but seemed there was no progress.
I continued in faith to hope for the healing.
Then one day, while on a drive with my hubby, I realised we were on a cliff, and there was no fear, as I sat in our car, we continued our drive, as we drove near a lake, no fear!
My husband noticed that I did not have the white knuckle grip on the seat, or the white face.
I looked at him as he lookd at me, and I just smiled.
We both knew then that Jesus had brought healing to me for this.
All I can say is that Jesus will heal, sometimes maby not right away, but for the deep things, Jesus heals often over time, so that the healing is made perfect.

A very good healing of a 45 year terror!

Hugs and God bless
pickles