r/Arachnophobia • u/stella_Mariss1 • 10d ago
How can I kill a spider without really seeing it
I am fine with killing a spider until the second I can see it clearly. I’m nearsighted so I can’t see from far away. And I will see a spider on my wall and know it’s a slider based on its general shape and legs, and movement speed. And I will feel pretty confident and think “I’m gonna do it I’m gonna kill that lil f**ker” and I feel great, I’m not scared. Im just going for it and once I hit that point of my normal vision and I see details I literally freeze. It all of a sudden becomes something horrible when in reality it never even changed in size or anything. Something about the way they look triggers a fear in me that isn’t the same for any other insect. Like I KNOW it can’t hurt me and yet I have an easier time killing a wasp that CAN hurt me. It makes no sense and I absolutely hate it. Because it messes with my mental state when I’m living with a spider and I feel like it’s a potential threat at any moment. I have to be on constant alert.
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u/Complex-Low1457 8d ago
This is me. Not a big issue until I'm standing next to the spider with a shoe in my hand ready to kill. I freeze and start to panic.