Why are we so afraid of spiders?
In: Biology
Because our parents and guardians teach us to be. But we can relearn they’re not scary, I’m a perfect example- I was utterly terrified of them as i was living in a country where they could kill me. I was advised to learn all I could about them in graphic detail. Literally everything, biology, behaviour… everything.
It took about a year but I went from being terrified of them to being able to rewire my old house with my dad (when we’d moved back to the UK, so they can’t kill me here). No one had taken up the floorboards since the 70s so the giant house spiders had been undisturbed and some were once 25 years old (and so they were massive). Dead was to scattered to stick his hands in there so I did it. We’re couldn’t feed the wire through without nudging them out of the way, and it was safer to do it without gloves so I wouldn’t injure them and make them bite. I was scared at first but after we were done I loved them. I now totally adore spiders. Like *love* them.
If I could relearn that they’re not scary, anyone could
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