Overreacting friend

[RickyNY]

I have a friend that won't come inside my house ever since I got Freddy. He is truly afraid, and I respect that. He's not acting weird towards me because I got a snake. When he comes over we hang out in the porch or in the garage and drink a few beers. Friendship intact!!

[Pitonica]

I guess I can't really relate to any of this because I am literally afraid of no animals (or babies lol), except for a healthy amount of caution around venomous animals and giant (15ft+) pythons, I am a relatively small person so venom and/or giant animals could overpower me easily haha.

I definitely used to be afraid of spiders, but what fixed it for me was the fact that these (and a lot of other) animals really really aren't thinking about hurting you, in fact, they are most definitely more afraid of you than you are of them. This is what causes any animal to bite, unless of course you are being hunted down by a mountain lion or the like .

I wish more people could understand that animals have no desire to hurt them, heck, I don't even think animal are self-aware, so how could they "feel like" hurting you?

Funny story, today I was in class and suddenly a spider began to lower itself in front of my face. I simply broke the string it was attached to and put it on the floor without telling my classmates lol

Lucky spider!
They fascinate me but still can't seem to be calm when I see a bigger one on me. The unpredictable - will it run fast, go in my shirt, what if I kill him trying to get him off, what if... That just does it for me.. I would like to be free of that silly fear. I managed to hold a emperor scorpions a few times in my hands dough and madagascar baby roaches - baby ones. Maybe it's the size of a bug...
When I see a snake I just want to hold it in my hands to see her better, how it acts.. unless its poisonous...or heavier than me than I just stare

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[Pitonica]

If she is that adamant about not coming, even though you are close friends..that IS A PHOBIA. Ophidiophobia is a relatively common phobia, and although phobias can be "cured" with therapy, I would just accept your friend has a serious phobia and move on.

Ya.. Im not forcing her.. I was just a bit mad she didn't even try...not once.. She is partly acting out, im sure about it cause I know her.. The other part im not sure what it is.. But im letting it go.
Other friends have no problem.. Some want to hold it, some pretend its not there.

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