Ophidiophobia
I'm absolutely terrified of snakes. Even thinking about them makes me shiver. I guess since my grandma is scared me with awful stories, her own fear was passed to me. It's really embarrassing when I just start crying when I see one.
@Melancholia2000
I'm so sorry to hear that! Try not to be too hard on yourself. We all have irrational fears of our own.
For example, I have a recurring nightmare of hammerhead sharks. Even just a picture of them can send me spinning. Yes, it's reasonable because sharks can harm humans. So can snake for that matter! But I'm located nowhere near a water source that would even put me at risk. Rational principles and graded exposure is the only way through something like this. :/
Hang in there.
@Melancholia2000
I actually have the phobia as well, so I understand what you mean. I don't know if was passed down to you from your grandma because phobias are just irrational fears. I remember I knew someone who was scared of animals(dogs, cats, rabbits), so that fear is VERY difficult to avoid. Thankfully, you can avoid snakes. Haha
@Prio
Way to be especially encouraging!
