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Descartes

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I'd say I do, but only with certain spiders.

I had a townhome that was *infested* with brown recluse spiders due to all the trees nearby and the wood shingles on the townhome. I was so paranoid that I wouldn't touch the walls, walk barefoot, etc..

 
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Spyro

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I love spiders (and things like that), but I don't have any :( Except for the little ones around the house, they taste quite delicious.
 
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dude8604

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Originally posted by: clicknext
Who here has a fear of arachnids and how severe is it?

I don't buy games that I'm sure have a lot of them. I don't know why, just the sight of them makes me go crazy and I have to look away. I was going to buy morrowind but it looks to me like it has some of those things.. :(
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Wow, me too...I thought I was the only one.:Q
 
Zenmervolt

Zenmervolt

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Oct 22, 2000
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I don't mind them unless they surprise me. But that's nothing specific to spiders. I have an over-active startle reflex.

If I can watch a spider walk up to me, I'm OK. If it drops onto me suddenly from the ceiling, though, I kind of freak out.

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clicknext

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Originally posted by: dude8604
Originally posted by: clicknext
Who here has a fear of arachnids and how severe is it?

I don't buy games that I'm sure have a lot of them. I don't know why, just the sight of them makes me go crazy and I have to look away. I was going to buy morrowind but it looks to me like it has some of those things.. :(
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Wow, me too...I thought I was the only one.:Q
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Yeah, quite sad really, since some really good games are like that. Funny how my friends all say that resident evil is scary and all those sad little horror movies with the crazy heads with chainsaws jumping at you are scary, well those things make me laugh, but when it comes to spiders, AAAAAAAAAAH
 
rh71

rh71

No Lifer
Aug 28, 2001
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I'm not scared of them... I just don't like the idea of squishing them when I have to get rid of them. YUCK.
 
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xirtam

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Aug 25, 2001
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No, but I have a fear of spelling words incorrectly.

And yes, I know I probably spelled arachniphobia wrong.
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It's arachnophobia.

You were very close though.
 
neutralizer

neutralizer

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Oct 4, 2001
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Originally posted by: dude8604
Originally posted by: clicknext
Who here has a fear of arachnids and how severe is it?

I don't buy games that I'm sure have a lot of them. I don't know why, just the sight of them makes me go crazy and I have to look away. I was going to buy morrowind but it looks to me like it has some of those things.. :(
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Wow, me too...I thought I was the only one.:Q
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Don't buy dungeon siege then. Those spiders popping out are freaky :Q
 
waggy

waggy

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Originally posted by: clicknext
Who here has a fear of arachnids and how severe is it?

I have a pretty bad fear of them, and anything that crawls around and it's so bad that I don't buy games that I'm sure have a lot of them. I don't know why, just the sight of them makes me go crazy and I have to look away. I was going to buy morrowind but it looks to me like it has some of those things.. :(

And yes, I know I probably spelled arachniphobia wrong.
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ohh im bad. i really freak out.

but i do have a funny story. I have a 7 month old daughter. She was playing on the floor and was near/under the couch. Well she rolled over and i seen this huge black thing on her. looking closer it was a huge spider! :Q well i jumped up and knocked it off her and picked her up. I then started stomping on it. When i noticed it would NOT die. well it was then i noticed it was a plastic spider. heh it was pretty sad but i felt good!

I risked my life to save my daughter! :D
 
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LongCoolMother

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Sep 4, 2001
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they fear you more than you fear them.

i agree i could wacth one walk around. but if they surprise me...oh man!
 
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clicknext

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Originally posted by: LongCoolMother
they fear you more than you fear them.

i agree i could wacth one walk around. but if they surprise me...oh man!
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Yeah, I know that, it's not that I have a fear of a spider hurting me or attacking me or anything, but it's just that I get totally creeped out when I see one. Sigh... I wish I didn't, haha.
 
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Spyro

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Originally posted by: waggy
Originally posted by: clicknext
Who here has a fear of arachnids and how severe is it?

I have a pretty bad fear of them, and anything that crawls around and it's so bad that I don't buy games that I'm sure have a lot of them. I don't know why, just the sight of them makes me go crazy and I have to look away. I was going to buy morrowind but it looks to me like it has some of those things.. :(

And yes, I know I probably spelled arachniphobia wrong.
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ohh im bad. i really freak out.

but i do have a funny story. I have a 7 month old daughter. She was playing on the floor and was near/under the couch. Well she rolled over and i seen this huge black thing on her. looking closer it was a huge spider! :Q well i jumped up and knocked it off her and picked her up. I then started stomping on it. When i noticed it would NOT die. well it was then i noticed it was a plastic spider. heh it was pretty sad but i felt good!

I risked my life to save my daughter! :D
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ROTFL :D
 
RossMAN

RossMAN

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Feb 24, 2000
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I do.

I see a spider inside the house, it's dead.

Yes I know that they're "good bugs" but a spider in the house = a dead spider
 
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Dragnov

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Apr 24, 2001
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Originally posted by: dejitaru
I like spiders. I have four tarantulae.

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*shudder*

I REALY don't like em but I dont have acracnophobia. I'm not going to pass out or have some panic attack, but uhhh they are so nasty/freaky. No thanks.
 
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clicknext

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Originally posted by: RossMAN
I do.

I see a spider inside the house, it's dead.

Yes I know that they're "good bugs" but a spider in the house = a dead spider
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Yep.. and don't you hate it when you find one in your room or something so you think for the rest of the day/night that spiders might be crawling over you while you're sleeping? :p
 
EvilYoda

EvilYoda

Lifer
Apr 1, 2001
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My worst fear in the world...I will take a full minute to squish a spider to death in a tissue before I flush it down the toilet to make sure it doesn't come back.

ick. :)
 
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Skyclad1uhm1

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Aug 10, 2001
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It used to be worse, but I still have it a little bit. I don't panic or so, smaller ones fascinate me and I pick those up with my bare hands and put them outside (don't kill them, useful critters as they are), but bigger ones I don't really like either.
This is currently my background.
 
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clicknext

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With small ones I don't panic, but I've just gotta kill it... besides, it'll probably die if it goes outside anyway...
 
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SSP

Lifer
Oct 11, 1999
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I dont like them. I dont scream like a little girl when I see one though... unless its those big huge fat once... shudder....
 
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