I have pretty severe arachnophobia and I'm trying to get over it.
This is a request for anyone who feels like it to post a picture of a spider on this thread (toy, drawing, real, any spider really). Please just attach one picture per post though! I just thought this would be easier than looking up "spiders" on google images (which I tried once and have not yet found the courage to try again).
If you know any websites that have lots of information about spiders, but not many pictures please post those too.
Thank you for reading and thank you in advance for replying!

I don't think that's a good idea...
If your phobia is as severe as mine then you'll end up having a panic attack.

Here is a spider... I personally don't think this is good idea... But you wanted it, so here is a spider! Have fun!

>>3 You may have wanted to wait until they replied to my comment. Panic attacks aren't things that can be taken lightly. I know this person is trying to get over their phobia, but they may not know the consequences for it yet. Please delete it before further notice.

okay sorry

I have arachnophobia too thanks to that infested childhood home, and posting random pictures of big hairy spiders doesn't do a God damn thing.

Exposure is the cure to phobias, but if you don't do it right, it just worsens the amount of fear.

My technique at the moment is to keep looking at the picture every few seconds until I am no longer feeling like I'm going to panic. I didn't have a panic attack when I saw this photo actually (close call though...). Conclusion: I still think this is a good idea, but would you guys mind starting with spider drawings? Thank you.
Also, if any arachnophobes are uncomfortable with the existence of this thread please speak up!
>>2 >>6 I've tried the method mentioned above with real spiders and it did help. Pictures are actually scarier because they're close up. The purpose of spider websites was to get myself interested in them so that I might be able to partially override the phobia. Also, I know that avoidance does make the phobia worse. It's already an interference in my everyday life so I'd rather fix it now than later.

now I'm actually smiling a bit in between the near-panicking... that spider looks kinda like a cat stretching...

>>5 No need to apologize.
>>7 Well, you braver than me. I would never in a million years ask people to post pictures of my phobia because in all reality, I couldn't handle it. But, who knows, it may be different from arachnophobia. Or not... either way, congrats on trying to overcome it.

Could someone post to the RTT when this thread dies? I'm not coming near Personal in the meantime ,_,

some spiders are cute if you ask me... Then again, I love them in general

>>10 Could you, like, read?

>>10 like here ---> >>2

>>10 Or >>4

Or >>6??