How to Overcome a Fear of Spider Quickly

Even though they’re a fraction of our size, seeing those eight-legged terrors scuttle around our homes can give us the creeps! Arachnophobia is the actual diagnosis of an “unreasonable” fear of spiders; but I don’t think it’s that unreasonable! Wouldn’t you just love to put your fear behind you?

Even for people who aren’t full-blown arachnophobes, suppressing the shudder of disgust most of us feel when we see a spider would take a long time. It turns out that a study done by Israeli scientists found a way to reduce the fear of spiders by 20% – in 7 seconds!

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TIMESTAMPS:
The Experiment 0:44
Other methods:
- Deep breathing 3:44
- Have an action plan 4:23
- Tapping 4:55
- Torch your house 5:29
- Spider-proof your home 6:08
- Vinegar Spray 6:47
- Pest Control 7:11

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SUMMARY:
- Exposure therapy forces someone to face what it is that freaks them out. For example, if you’re scared of elevators, riding in one would be a hefty dose of exposure therapy.
- Taking a few deep, full breaths always helps relieve anxiety, and slow your heartrate. If you see a spider, don’t jump into immediate action – slow down.
- Sit down and think about what you would actually do if you saw a spider; and more importantly, how you would remove it. It may help you to write these steps down. Go over them in your mind for a day or so before you actually put them into action.
- Tapping is a method of visualization and anxiety relief where you tap certain points on your body, such as your forehead or temple, while talking about and explaining your fear out loud.
- Ask yourself silly questions: Does the spider go home to his wife and kids and say, “Well, it’s been another successful day of scaring the humans!”
- There are plenty of “spider sprays” on the market, and there are also natural, chemical free ways to keep spiders at bay.
- If you know that you have spiders already in your house, make yourself a natural, spider-repelling spray! Mix 1 cup of white vinegar with two cups of lukewarm water in a spray bottle. Shake it up and spray it in areas where you’ve seen spiders, and also at entry points, like around your doors and windows.
- If you truly have a spider problem in your house, you might feel overwhelmed – and unable to sleep, for that matter! Give your local Pest Control a call.

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[BRIGHTSIDEOFFICIAL]

Guys, do you find spiders cute or disgusting?

[quacking]

Title: "Overcome a fear"
Video "reduce your fear by 20%"

[peteryau]

me: *sees an snake* AWESOME
spider: h-
me: RUN

[zoeevans]

I have severe arachnophobia and I've tried so hard to overcome it. The last step is exposure therapy and I'm terrified of doing that.

[LoveShocked]

Brightside: you can overcome the fear of spiders in just seven seconds
Me: NOPE!

[emily.willis]

me: *sees a spider and yeets self out window*


spider: *laughs in arachnophobia*

[ardeshirrazany]

When u see a spider, I just look at it. I freeze.

[denisa]

I'm scared even when i see a spider web, 'cause i know that there is spider somewere too😥

[sarabesmith]

I had a SEVERE, clinically diagnosed arachophobia since childhood. In my 40's, I used the above process presented in this video. It worked within a year. I was able to actually touch one and let one crawl on me without freaking out. I had a pet baby jumping spider roaming free on my study desk at home. My son, proudly announced that he had spotted it and killed it, breaking my heart. He didn't know it was my pet. Today (age 64) I enjoy watching tarantula-keeping videos and hope to actually get one for a pet someday.

[shazzawazza]

I have insane arachnophobia, I think it's how they run so fast that freaks me out, if I had to make a decision on whether to hold a tarantula or whether to hold a large house spider, I'd have to go with the tarantula, I think it's because they are slower and calm, I know they can bolt but house spiders always seem to run so fast and it freaks me out, when you're sat there watching tv and you see something black run across the floor, I can't handle it..Im constantly scanning every room I go in for spiders, it's not seeing one that I can't handle, it's seeing it then it disappears, that's when the real fear sets in 😱😱

[JonathanNotReal]

Bruh I'm scared of spiders and i will be forever

[jeffreyjohnsonakashadowolf]

Seeing a spider in person, is different. So no matter how many times I watch Spider-Man I’m still terrified of spiders 😂 this experiment won’t work. Sorry

[georgealapatt]

Brightside: "Just watch a 7-second video of a spider on Youtube and your arachnophobia is gone. Easy-peasy."

[funnyyoutube]

Me: watching this video when I’m afraid of spiders
Spider: falls on my phone
Me: throwing my phone out the window

[RileySmiley]

Vid: over come fear
Me: *fear increased by 50% *

[bluft]

Me: watches video to learn how to escape my fear-

Bright side: shows photos of spiders-

Me: has a panic attack from photos and ends up crying in a corner-

Conclusion: it didn't work and is now even more afraid then before

[executioner]

He attacc
He protecc
But most importantly,
*NOTHING WAS IMPORTANT*

[richonyt]

Me: Sees a spider
Me: looks again and sees the spider
Me: looks again, the spider is still there
Me: looks one more time, its gone
Also me: NO, NO, NO I AM LEAVING THIS COUNTRY

[TomTobin]

I used to be petrified of spiders and one day, a buddy of mine took me into a pet shop and bought a tarantula and brought it home. He started playing with it and it bit him and then he gave it to me. There I was, an arahcnophobe with a pet tarantula. I got over my fear quickly. When that one died, I got another one.

[jesserramsessoller]

Brightside: how to overcome fear of spider
Australians: nah bruh. We good