Posted by llrrrpp on May 15, 2006, at 19:06:26
In reply to spider trigger, don't read if they scare you » Phillipa, posted by happyflower on May 15, 2006, at 18:49:44
yuck- this thread is morbidly fascinating! I guess I should take it as a sign of my autonomic nervous system being supressed that my heart isn't racing by now. I was bitten by a spider in my sleep several years ago, but it was behind my knee. My eyes were swollen shut for almost a week (apparent allergy to mystery spider) and I was a complete medical mystery until the little fang marks were found!
Isn't it funny how "fear" can be experienced on so many levels, ranging from a visceral automatic response to a very cooly detached, explicit cognitive avoidance of unpleasant consequences?
Deneb, I'm impressed with your "coolness". I'm jealous, in fact. If only we could bottle such a thing (wait- I think we have!)
I, actually am an arachnophile, but only specific arachnae; I allow a few cobweb spiders to survive the suction tube of the vacuum in an effort to keep worse creepy-crawlies under control. They also help with the inevitable fruit flies, come warmer weather. And only in my living room, never the bedroom (yikes!)
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