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Ophidiophobia
I think theres something wrong with me.
I don't usually have intense fears of things, like everyone i have those little things like heights but i overcome it.
The problem is i have this really intense phobia-like fear of snakes.
Even the thought of them makes me cringe and i feel really sick, sometimes i even shake.
My boyfriend one time when i told him about how i feel about them he wasn't being mean but he started saying that he doesn't think they're that fast, he was more trying to tell me they arent something to worry about, but it was just awful. I said okay and shook off the thought and then he said that the black mambo is the fastest and i said i didnt want to know and he started telling me how fast it goes and i just freaked out and started crying, hyperventalating and couldnt go near him.
Is there something wrong with me?
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Nothing is wrong with you, you just have the fear of snakes. Fear can come up in several ways: visually, by touch, smell, hearing, and even through your mind. You yourself are probably able to put this fear aside, but the description your boyfriend told you got into your head and your sub-conscious made it worse that it really was. You may not have noticed it, but your mind was the part of you that was making hyperventalate and cry. Doesn't mean somethings wrong with your mind, it just means you should avoid hearing about snakes or touching them. Visit a zoo or something every now and again and try to slowly overcome it by seeing one behind glass. But if a keeper has one out for people to touch, then you should leave. Again, work you way slowly and attempt to overcome it. Because the only way to get rid of fear is to face it, whether head on, or slowly.
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You have a phobia. I do too except mine is crickets. I'm not as bad as i was, but i would cry if i even saw one. And as for your boyfriend he was probably just picking on you and didnt think you would be that upset. But i bet he felt bad after. They always do ;]
-hayley
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