The Just Thought I'd Share Thread

[Silver Springs]

Originally Posted by Artemis

When you see a Spider do you shriek "KILL IT! KILL IT WITH FIRE!" too?

Hahahaa! I do! And then it goes squish with my useful copy of Storms. It's the only reason I actually keep that book around lol.

Originally Posted by HejiraNYC

I can somewhat relate to having an irrational visceral reaction to seemingly innocuous things. My phobia? Crickets. I hate the way they look, the way they jump, their piercing chirps... everything. When I see that a cricket has entered the house, I am obsessed with getting rid of it by any means possible. Being in the presence of crickets sets off such a visceral reaction... it's rather embarassing.

I used to work with someone who had a phobia of... wait for it... hosta plants. Yep, those ornamental, shade-loving plants. I think it's one thing to have a phobia for things that offend your senses, but hostas? Really?

Plants? That's a really strange thing to be afraid of. But I suppose there's no understanding unless you're actually going through it. The mind has a funny way of creating a threat that isn't actually there.