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26-29,
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writes:I have a phobia which seems to be taking over my life. It sounds like a silly thing to be scared of but I have a phobia of crane flies/daddy long legs. During summer there is an approx. 6 week period when there are loads of them about. At this time, my bedroom window and door stay shut because I need somewhere to go where I know there aren't any. I never really thought it a problem until the other night when I was watching a film with my parents and there were three in the living room. I had a panic attack and got myself into a frenzy and at one point I was sat in the corner of a dark hallway just crying. It had to be dark because that way I can't see them. My mum had to calm me down and force me back into the living room. I can't take a shower if there's one in the bathroom, I spent 30 mins one morning trying to corner one to kill it before I could take a shower. I think I'm most scared of them touching me. I can't stay in a room if I know there is one in there. I've been scared of them since I was about three and I don't know why. I don't have any serious mental issues, aside from minor OCD which doesn't really affect me, it just means I need certain things to be a certain way, and if I get one hand wet, I need to wet both before I can dry them, and I get slightly anxious at times. But I've never had a panic attack before. It just seems to be drummed into me that I'm scared of them. I need a way to kick if in the teeth. I'm forever scared there will be one on the bus or someone else's house that I can't do anything about. Help please!
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reader, anonymous, writes (9 July 2013): My brother is the same. He is nto afraid of anythingelse but he completely freaks at the sight of them and he's twenty two and he starts ssqueeling adn running. You can't do anything. There will always be daddy long legs. Just when u find one ask someone to move it out the room.
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