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Ok I really dont like bugs. I hate them, I wish they didnt exist. When I see a bug I panic and run and scream. I feel so stressed and sad when I see a bug. I feel like Im gunna cry and I feel dirty like I need to take a shower. bugs are like my greatest fear i think. in fact right now im on the computer because there is a bug in my room and im not even sure if its in there any more but im not goin back in. Everyone else is asleep, my dad is out and the living is too dark for me to sleep there and for all i know the bug could be there. Ive been up for two hours now trying to avoid this bug. I havent gone to sleep at all yet. Im so tired that im literally seeing things. I really want to lay down in my comfy bed, but i cant explain how afraid i am to step in there and possibly see that bug again. It took a lot from me to do that the first time, becuase I seen it and didnt kill it and a few minutes later i eventually slowly dimmed the lights till it was off and went to lay down again but sat up the whole time nervous. I seen it again and ran out the room and havnt gone back since. Your probably laughing but I just have this feeling of extreme scaredness or w/e and like I just cant do it because Im going to cry. What should I do now and in the future when it comes to bugs ? (link)
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Hi, sorry to hear you're feeling so "bugged".
I think the other answers you've gotten are bang on for tonight, but I think it'd be a good thing if you could be free of your bug fears once and for all. They're pretty hard to avoid, I mean they really are everywhere. I'm visiting Thailand and let me tell ya there's no way you could come and see this beautiful and amazing country (and many other wonderful places) if you were terrified of bugs. So unless you would honestly enjoy living some place cold enough that you won't come into contact with them, it'd be a really good idea to at least get to the point where you can tolerate them.
I suggest that you spend some time learning about bugs. Get on the internet and do a bit of casual reading about what they eat, how they live, how they reproduce, look at pictures of them. This will help you to see them for what they really are, rather than some scary monster; and it will give your mind a chance to get comfortable with the idea of them without you actually having to be near any. Once you can do this without feeling too uncomfortable you'll have made a lot of progress. Also when you see a bug it'll give you something other than your fear to think about.
After that I suggest choosing one kind of bug that is common to where you live, the one that seems least horrible to you, maybe a lady bug, or a butterfly, whatever seems least unappealing, to keep as a pet. Get a little aquarium that you can seal nice and tight so that you're certain he can't escape. Get a friend to help you catch one so that you don't have to get too close. Find out what he needs to eat, take care of him and observe him. It will be useful because you will be able to remain entirely in control of the situation with your "trial bug", which will hopefully give you more of a sense of control with other insects too. You will see how predictable and mundane they really are. After awhile you'll see that bugs are just like fish or birds or any other animal, just smaller. There's no mystery to them. And you might be surprised to discover that he makes a rather interesting pet.
Good luck!
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Rating: 5
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thank u. wat u said was good advice and thats y i give u a 5 but i dont see myself doing that at all, I'd be way too creeped out and there is no way in hell id want to research a bug. but thanks
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