I don't know what my problem is with them....

[Laura's Babies]

Yes, there is someting going on and you need to get help before you end up having it ruining your life. Don't be ashamed and let that shame keep you from getting help!

[Karen]

Yup - that's more than a normal fear. Time to get help, as it is inerfering with you living your life.

I LIKE snakes. I was a complete disappointment to boys on the elementary school playground who would find a snake and use it to chase girls. I didn;t scream. I didn;t run away. I said "Can I hold it? " and they never let me, they just went in search of more gullible girls.

Little ol' garter snake isn't gonna hurt you, I promise.

[racing_gurl07]

That is how i am with Grass Hoppers, when i was around 1-2 i was sitting on the deck and i turned around and seen a grasshopper behind me and i jumped off and im just glad that my mom caught me before i feel on my face. And ever since then ive been deadly scared of them! I cant even look at a picture either without crying! One time when i was walking home from school there were ALOT of grasshoppers on the drive way and i took rocks and tried to get them out of the way but they wouldnt move, and there was no way i would go in the grass to go to the other door. So i waited for my mom to get home to drive me up to the door I want to get over this fear, because if my children (someday) see one and want me to get away from them, i wouldnt be able to do it

[Karen]

Aww, grasshoppers aren't gonna hurt you, or your future children either.

My older brother's wife is afraid of snakes. We wanted to make sure she didn't pass this along to her kids. When my eldest neice was about 4, SiL said to me, "There was a snake in the yard yesterday. He picked his head up and looked at me and I screamed!"

So I said, "You probably scared the poor little guy," and my niece agreed. As did her mother reluctantly. Years later, my college-age niece is not snake phobic.

[Flatcoatluver]

I was wondering if it was a phobia.
Where do I get help? How would a cousler help me??

[Karen]

I was wondering if it was a phobia.
Where do I get help? How would a cousler help me??

To quote Dictionary.com:

pho·bi·a (f?'b?-?)
n.
A persistent, abnormal, and irrational fear of a specific thing or situation that compels one to avoid it, despite the awareness and reassurance that it is not dangerous.
A strong fear, dislike, or aversion.

Sounds perfect, right? I know there are a lot of scams and scammers that claim to help people deal with phobias, but I have no experience with one, so I do not know what a counselor does to help people, I just know it is possible.