TUfriend wrote:Things with more than 6 legs scare me.
TUfriend wrote:I meant more of 1 creature, 8 legs.
viking wrote:my phobia would be Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia.
Jay Feely wrote:How to conquer a phobia?
Chase Ricks wrote:I have for the most part conquered my fear of spiders by simply not allowing it to overcome me when I can help it.
Nuclearo wrote: That and heights. But heights makes sense...
viking wrote:during an average lifetime you will eat about 14 spiders as they crawl into your mouth when you are sleeping.
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ebascoray wrote:Now that Jay has brought up the topic of phobias, and we all know what phobias are, I thought I'd throw out a related question: Has anyone on this site EVER had the phobia called "merinthophobia" during their lifetime? Or, have they ever KNOWN anyone, personally, who had, or has, merinthophobia? You all know what that phobia is, don't you? For those who don't know, or who don't want to do a search on the Internet right now, merinthophobia is the fear of being...{gasp} tied up! Just thought I'd ask...
Ebascoray
viking wrote:i never really understood why so many people are afraid of spiders.
but for once i'm going to be the mean guy on the forum and and tell you guys a little secret.
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what i am about to share is all true and scientifically proven.
during an average lifetime you will eat about 14 spiders as they crawl into your mouth when you are sleeping.
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Jason Toddman wrote:I think for my own peace of mind however I will contiunue to disbelieve!
viking wrote: like i said earlier, i don't see why people are afraid of those little creatures.
Jason Toddman wrote:viking wrote: like i said earlier, i don't see why people are afraid of those little creatures.
Fine. Let us tie you down and make you eat eight spiders and let a hundred others crawl all over you, and then we'll see how tough you talk!![]()
As for me; one time when i was in college I was tied down by my roommate David (a long-time TUG friend), and he and another friend of his who was also into TUGs were sitting on top of me. Suddenly his friend goes to his room and comes back in with a jar with a tarantula in it. He resumes sitting on my chest, takes the GD thing out, and holds the thing out to my face on his hand until I'm literally looking eye to eye with the %$#&@ thing. It started to move like it was going to crawl off his hand right onto my face. I went!!!
I was so panicked I actually broke free of the ropes (which were admittedly old and a tad frayed to begin with) and knocked the guy right off of me (he wasn't very large or heavy). He was near the partially open window at the time and by a fluke the tarantula was propelled right off the top of his hand and on outdoors through it. This was fine by me although the other guy was chagrined; he apparently never found it again even though he went straight outside to look for it (we were four stories up however and it took him a while to get out there). That suited me just fine; naturally I never let *him* tie me up ever again!!!
Jason Toddman wrote:viking wrote: like i said earlier, i don't see why people are afraid of those little creatures.
Fine. Let us tie you down and make you eat eight spiders and let a hundred others crawl all over you, and then we'll see how tough you talk!![]()
As for me; one time when i was in college I was tied down by my roommate David (a long-time TUG friend), and he and another friend of his who was also into TUGs were sitting on top of me. Suddenly his friend goes to his room and comes back in with a jar with a tarantula in it. He resumes sitting on my chest, takes the GD thing out, and holds the thing out to my face on his hand until I'm literally looking eye to eye with the %$#&@ thing. It started to move like it was going to crawl off his hand right onto my face. I went!!!
I was so panicked I actually broke free of the ropes (which were admittedly old and a tad frayed to begin with) and knocked the guy right off of me (he wasn't very large or heavy). He was near the partially open window at the time and by a fluke the tarantula was propelled right off the top of his hand and on outdoors through it. This was fine by me although the other guy was chagrined; he apparently never found it again even though he went straight outside to look for it (we were four stories up however and it took him a while to get out there). That suited me just fine; naturally I never let *him* tie me up ever again!!!
TUfriend wrote: That story scared the $#!+ out of me.