Stop telling me spiders are harmless & useful. My fear of them is not a rational one. It is impervious to facts & reasoning.
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Replying to @HPluckrose
It seems to be instinctive in women. Both my wife and daughter are terrified of them. Myself and my son, not at all.
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Replying to @BristolBen
I'm not sure about that. Wouldn't make much sense for 1 sex to develop an instinctive fear. If we have 1 maybe boys more likely to resist it
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Replying to @HPluckrose @BristolBen
I learnt to be afraid of spiders coz other girls were. My mother wasn't & I was fine til then. Also hid my fear from my daughter & it worked
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Replying to @HPluckrose @BristolBen
Wow. You're claiming your fear of spiders is a cultural construct?
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Replying to @christianjbdev @BristolBen
I think so, yes. Built on top of natural tendencies for boys to show off & girls to be dramatic & possibly an instinctive fear we all have.
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Replying to @HPluckrose @christianjbdev
Unlike snakes, that fear doesn't appear to be universal. I have to overcome fear to pick up a snake, not so a spider.
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Replying to @BristolBen @HPluckrose
Not sure Helen would agree that fear of snakes is universal, but I'm sure she'll let us know.
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Replying to @christianjbdev @BristolBen
Not in my case, certainly. I have been nervous when handling large aggressive snakes but this is rational.
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Not a visceral revulsion & panic like I feel with spiders, dead bodies & fungi.
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