I don't fear snakes and clowns, I absolutely become paralyzed around either. Did you know snakes have a scent? Trust me, they do. Did you know clowns are pure evil? Trust me they are.
I have no desire to try to get over these fears, there is no shock therapy that is going to work, there is no way for me to get beyond the fears. I was bitten by a snake and terrified by a clown and that's all it took.
I don't do the reptile house at the zoo, I HATE the circus and won't go.

i would've busted a capp in that thing!

Wow! I don't blame you for being afraid. I will refrain from posting the pic of me with the boa constrictor around my neck.

Having done construction work for 27 years, much of it roofing work, I remember something I was told when I first started doing it, by the guy I was working with. He said, "Just remember what you're doing, and not where you are."

Even though I've done it for so many years, and it's almost like second nature to me, I still don't care for heights, but I've never forgotten that little bit of advice.

You'd need your BOOTS! That is the kind of thing that you try to step on, lift your foot, he flips you off and walks away.

If that would happen, I'd be like, "Oh, THAT'S the game you wanna play, is it? Alright! Check ya boots, buddy-boy...."

I TRIED to step on a HUGE palmetto roach once when I lived in Tampa. He did that to me. Anything that crawls, and could POSSIBLY get on me....ick ick ick

I'd be more afraid of smooshing a tarantula and seeing all his guts than of one crawling on me.

Toots. I was driving out of my sub division a few years ago. And this HUGE black snake went across the street right in front of me. I stopped and debated what to do. Had visions of running over it and having it sucked up in the engine and dropping down at my feet! I had a 3000lb weapon and didn't even use it! Then of course I worried that the thing had found it's way over to MY street!

Sucked up the engine and dropped at your feet?

Even as true as that is I still can not walk to the edge and just bend down and do it. But.........now I will at least do it my way and have went on a Helicopter Ride as well but hey as long as I am where I'm in a seat belt with a death grip on something I can hold on to I can deal with it. And actually would love to do the Hot Air Balloon Ride as well.

So even though I do fear heights it does not keep me from doing things that require going to places high I just need that extra thought of safety hummm at least in my mind.

Head on

Lol see now the bugs don't bother me all that much but to step on one that is big and hear that crunch would make me cringe. Shshsh I would rather hold one then step on it.

I've always been afraid of needles myself, which is odd considering when I was in the hospital for my truamatic brain injury I was stuck with them constantly (but they had really, really, like really, good drugs). How do I face it? Stare at the needle, odd, but it works for me...that's how I faced all of my fears, used to be afraid of heights before I bungeed off a bridge in the Rockies, flying...believe it or not, I was afraid of that as well (first time I flew in my life was one month after 9/11), faced that the same way...airline ticket in hand.

Never was one to be afraid of insects of any kind, I actually admire almost all of them. Same with animals, dogs, wolves, coyotes, and bears I've come face to face with...remained calm, and managed to walk away without getting chewed up.

Fears are to be faced, head on and head strong...we are only human but have an amazing ability to adapt to our environement fairly well.

I'm so used to it, I'll sometimes even work with one leg hanging over the edge.

Now THERE'S a visual!!

Fears are part of life some are silly some are serious. It"s like everything else you face them live with them or let them take over your life it is all a personal choice.

I have fears like everyone they are mine to deal with or not.

It makes me look cute when i admit my fears to a woman so why should i get rid of them.

Lol depends on which leg your have in your vision

Did I say that hehehe

I know gonna have to go to my corner early if I don't watch it



But honestly no way I could do that actually I'm sure it is pretty comically the way I look when hanging lights my kids laugh at me of course I have to laugh at myself. But now it took me a few years to get up the nerve just to get up on the house.

BEES! I'm not even allergic. I got swarmed when I was a kid, brother stepped on a mud wasp nest right in front of me. Had 'em cover me from head to toe! Now I even hear the buzz of a bee nearby and I freak. Bumblebee, wasp, honey bee...no diff to me. If I'm in a position to run screaming like a banchee flailin' my arms like a crazy woman, I do. If not, I just bury my head in my arms frozen in fear and pray for it to go away. Of course if they get in the house, I keep a can of Raid wasp killer right near my chair. One blast from that and they're toast. Of course I'm probably gonna die from the ethyl-methyl bad stuff in said "for outside use only" bee blaster but at least he's biting the big one before I do!!

And Tootsweet...you are my hero! I like spiders just slightly more than I like bees! Don't think I coulda done it...you go girl!!!

Hissing cockroach? Oh God no! I used to feed those to my chameleon. Hated it.