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    Overcome Spider Phobia
    Overcome Spider Phobia
    Overcome Spider Phobia
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    Overcome Spider Phobia

    By Gary G. Nicely

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    Hollywood made a pretty bad movie about it "Arachnophobia", but for some the movie was excruciating, if they even went to see it. The cast certainly was amazing: John Goodman, Kathy Kinney, and Jeff Daniels.
    But it doesn't take a movie to frighten people who suffer from arachnophobia. Spiders can be anywhere and everywhere. That fact alone strikes terror into the hearts of those who hold this phobia in their minds.
    This author has never really had a problem with spiders. When I see them, I find the closest shoe and send them on to spider heaven. I don't want them crawling all over me, but if I see one, I don't get freaked out. Now show me a snake and it's a different story. So I understand!
    God did not make spiders cute and cuddly. He did not make them fun or even interesting well, to most people anyway. After all, they just kind of crawl around and lurk in dark spaces occasionally spinning a web for you to get all over your face if you walk through it. Around Halloween, this can be great handmade decorations! But at other times, it's just a nuisance.
    Then you have to consider those spiders that are poisonous. Mass media coverage has made all of us increasingly aware of the dangers of brown recluse spiders and the physical damage they can wreak on the human body. Then you have to consider the deadly Tarantulas, and other poisonous spiders that can be lurking just underneath your house.
    Perhaps this is why people are afraid of spiders because they can be everywhere. Arachnophobia is a very real fear for many people. Almost half of all women suffer from a fear of spiders and about 10 percent of men share that fear.
    Fear of spiders, just like other phobias, is a very real condition for many people. It is one that they often wish they could get over just for the sense of normalcy. Instead of shrieking in fright at the sight of a spider, they wish they do like I do and just grab a shoe sending that spider into the great unknown. But they're not able to do that: at least not yet.
    There are ways to overcome the fear of spiders. Let's take a good look at why people are afraid of spiders, how phobias develop, and ways to overcome that fear and lead a satisfying life right alongside those eight legged creatures. Welcome to your ebook "OVERCOME SPIDER PHOBIA!"
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOtbebookpublishing
    Release dateDec 27, 2015
    ISBN9783943686173
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      Overcome Spider Phobia - Gary G. Nicely

      OVERCOME SPIDER PHOBIA

      By Gary G. Nicely

      HOW TO OVERCOME SPIDER PHOBIA NO MORE ARACHNOPHOBIA STOP BEING AFRAID OF CREEPY CRAWLIES

      Copyright 2012

      OUTSIDE THE BOX ebook publishing

      eISBN 978-3-943686-17-3

      INTRODUCTION

      Hollywood made a pretty bad movie about it – Arachnophobia, but for some the movie was excruciating – if they even went to see it.  The cast certainly was amazing:  John Goodman (Roseanne), Kathy Kinney (The Drew Carey Show), and Jeff Daniels (Dumb and Dumber). 

      But it doesn’t take a movie to frighten people who suffer from arachnophobia.  Spiders can be anywhere and everywhere.  That fact alone strikes terror into the hearts of those who hold this phobia in their minds.

      This author has never really had a problem with spiders.  When I see them, I find the closest shoe and send them on to spider heaven.  I don’t want them crawling all over me, but if I see one, I don’t get freaked out.  Now show me a snake and it’s a different story.  So I understand!

      God did not make spiders cute and cuddly.  He did not make them fun or even interesting – well, to most people.  After all, they just kind of crawl around and lurk in dark spaces occasionally spinning a web for you to get all over your face if you walk through it.  Around Halloween, this can be great – handmade decorations!  But at other times, it’s just a nuisance.

      Then you have to consider those spiders that are poisonous.  Media outlets have made all of us increasingly aware of the dangers of brown recluse spiders and the physical damage they can wreak on the human body.  Then you have to consider the deadly Tarantulas, and other poisonous spiders that can be lurking just underneath your house.

      Perhaps this is why people are afraid of spiders – because they can be everywhere.  Arachnophobia is a very real fear for many people.  Almost half of all women suffer from a fear of spiders and about 10 percent of men share that fear.

      Fear of spiders, just like other phobias, is a very real condition for many people.  It is one that they often wish they could get over just for the sense of normalcy.  Instead of shrieking in fright at the sight of a spider, they wish they do like I do and just grab a shoe sending that spider into the great unknown.  But they’re not able to do that:  at least not yet.

      There are ways to overcome the fear of spiders.  Let’s take a good look at why people are afraid of spiders, how phobias develop, and ways to overcome that fear and lead a satisfying life right alongside those 8 legged creatures.

      WHAT IS A PHOBIA?

      Phobia comes from the Greek word for fear.  It is a strong, persistent fear of situations, objects, activities, or persons.  The main symptom of this disorder is the excessive, unreasonable desire to avoid the feared subject.  When the fear is beyond one’s control or if the fear is interfering with daily life then a diagnosis under one of the anxiety disorders can be made.

      So, in essence, phobias are a type of anxiety disorder much along the lines of panic and fear.  An American study by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) found that between 8.7% and 18.1% of Americans suffer from phobias.

      Broken down by age and gender, the study found that phobias were the most common mental illness among women in all age groups and the second most common illness among men older than 25.

      Phobias affect people of all ages, from all walks of life, and in every part of the country. The American Psychiatric Institute for Research and Education (APIRE) has reported that in any given year, 7.8% of American adults have

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