Black shaggy pads, semicircular little body and two big eyes on the head. One description of this seemingly not remarkable being causes panic and horror more than in 80% of the population of our planet. Such quantity, is statistically subject to such frustration as fear of spiders. Today fear of spiders is a phobia which is nearly the most widespread. But why one species of these insects causes panic and how to struggle with it? We will also discuss these questions.
Why people are afraid of spiders?
Many people who do not even know how fear of spiders is called are perfectly familiar with unpleasant feelings which arise at the sight of these wonderful insects. Depending on fear degree, symptoms can be various:
- the strengthened heartbeat;
- perspiration or perspiration;
- dryness in a mouth and a suffocation attack;
- dizziness or preunconscious state;
- shiver in all body or a tremor of extremities;
- nausea;
- fever or on the contrary inflow of heat.
The reasons of fear of spiders (arachnophobia) are discussed today by both scientists and psychologists. Various theories treat the points of view on this problem. For example, one of versions, belonging to psychologists, says that almost every second patient saying a phrase "I am afraid of spiders" subsequently explains that he borrowed such behavior model the parents. That is if someone in family has an arachnophobia, the child copies his behavior and knows that these insects are dangerous. Subsequently this fear can pass into real fear. However there are also other theories. For example, quite recently the American scientists found out that fear of spiders at women is congenital. Experts connect it with the fact that in our far ancestors knew that the sting of a spider can become threat for the woman as continuers of a sort. Anyway, the reasons not to love and be afraid of these insects at everyone are enough. But if at some spiders cause only disgust, then for certain people the issue is very topical how to get rid of an arachnophobia.
How to get rid of fear of spiders?
Many psychologists successfully proved in practice one well-known statement that the best fight against fear this collision with it face to face. In other words, the most widespread option how to overcome an arachnophobia is direct interaction suffering from frustration and a spider today. It is possible to work in any ways, beginning from simple contemplation of an insect, before touch to it. Some people hold spiders as pets, compensating the fear. However it is worth remembering that such way of disposal of a phobia has a certain share of danger. On the earth there is a huge number of spiders which sting poses threat for human health. Therefore it is necessary to carry out the similar procedure under supervision of experts.
One more option how to cope with an arachnophobia are modern computer programs. They are specially created for virtual modeling of situations of collision with spiders and correction of behavior of the person. In the same programs the examinees are offered to kill a spider that the fear of it ceased to disturb in real life.
Meanwhile, spiders pose real threat only for what lives in the southern countries or regions with warm climate. Saves from massacre of spiders only superstition that they cannot be killed. However it is possible and not to reach so radical method. For this purpose it is only enough to remember that spiders never hunt people purposefully. So, the easiest way how to overcome fear of spiders – it is sometimes simple not to pay attention to them.
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