Spiders. My Wife (to be) Hates Them.

[Rainecloud]

How can I help her overcome this phobia?

To put things into perspective, she isn't just a little afraid of spiders, oh no. It's so bad she won't open the windows in the house for fear of a spider crawling in. I've tried to explain to her that upstairs windows aren't exactly a spider's first choice for gaining access to our house, but she still won't listen. Plus, it's getting quite hot in this bedroom. :/

Whenever she sees spiders, she runs away screaming hysterically. It's quite embarrassing, but I try to be sympathetic. After all, I do love her ... but I'm starting to get a little worried as these "totally freaking out at a tiny spider" episodes are happening a little too often. The phobia seems to be taking over, and I don't want that to happen.

So, do you have any advice?

Also, please share your spider experiences, and tell us whether you love them or hate them and why. Thanks.

[Jojee]

I sympathize with her. I almost didn't open this thread for fear of someone being dumb and posting spider pictures. Actually I probably won't be coming back into this thread after I post xD Byebye.

Spiders suck and are the scariest things ever. Well they tie with centipedes and such things.

[Luther X-Rated]

Love em! Ultimate predator!

Try making her hold one in her hand

[Del Murder]

From my experience you just have to accept it and vow to protect her from spiders at all costs. At least you don't see as many spiders as you do birds.

[Luther X-Rated]

I forgot to mention I have a pet tarantula and it's a big sucker with huge fangs.

Spiders can sense fear, so if your holding one and your afraid of it of course the spider will bite.

So forget the advice I just mentioned earlier.

I tamed my tarantula to stay put on my shoulder, but I rarely take my spider with me in public.

[Yamaneko]

Electroshock therapy.

[Roto13]

Throw spiders at her.

[Lynx]

being afarid of spiders is really common fear when i was younger i use to fear them i got over it by learning more about them same with everything else ive had fear with. so now i ahve no fera with holding them or with any other animal for that matter.

[Rainecloud]

I just spoke to her and mentioned the thread. She didn't like it one bit. In fact, just reading some of the replies to her (specifically Luther's and Roto's), made her freak out a little.

There's no hope.

[Calliope]

Del: Birds are the heroes of our time, because they eat spiders. Oh crap...I just realised why you kept asking me about the bird population here.

Celadon: KILL ALL SPIDERS. ALL OF THEM.

Centipedes tried invading my house last week, but I think I drove them off sufficiently. Now to continue repairs to the eastern wall.

[Roto13]

Trap her in a room with a bunch of spiders. It'll either cure her of her fear forever or turn her into a basket case.

[Rainecloud]

Trap her in a room with a bunch of spiders. It'll either cure her of her fear forever or turn her into a basket case.

That's a risk I simply can't take.

[Northcrest]

I'm not an expert at this or anything but try to persuade her (in any ways possible) that nothing will happen if you left the windows open. Do something of that nature. Then probably after a week (hopefully no spiders will come in trough the window JK ;P) then she might actually go with your idea.

[eestlinc]

Just point out to her that people swallow spiders in their sleep all the time, and yet life goes on. Then she will realize it is all in her head, often the mouth part of her head.

[Luther X-Rated]

I guess not everybody appreciates kewl creepy crawly spiders like I do :/