…(from Greek arachne (αράχνη), “spider” and phobia (φοβία), “fear” ) is a specific phobia, an abnormal fear of spiders. (Wikipedia)

Did you ever watch a movie with the same name? Here, take a look at the trailer to see if it helps.

Well… I have watched it and it changed my life forever!!!

I was 10 years old when I watched it for the first time and from this day onwards I have developed an insane fear of spiders. Well… it is a lot better now… I can even kill them (although I rather avoid getting near them altogether… they are fascinating… but still scary!), but at one point in my life I would get petrified if I felt I was being threatened by a spider (id doesn’t matter how small it may have been).

Funny how things are… TB has the same fear of spiders I used to have! And he is just as fascinated by them as I used to be!

We had an incident today… there was a spider in the bath! a huge spider!!! It took us the best part of 20 minutes to drown it so we could dispose of it!! It sounds cruel… but they are evil!!! Did you know that a brown spider can kill a child if bitten only two times?? and did you know they can be commonly found living amongst us, inside our homes???

Those are times of war my friend!!! There is no doubt of that! they are everywhere and they can creep on you when you least expect!! And make no mistake, they will strike as quickly as they can breathe!

Quick question… How do I explain to a 4 year old that he doesn’t really NEED to be that afraid of spiders???

And how about you??? What makes the hair in the back of your neck stand up?? What are your Phobias??

zya!