People find beauty in an array of things. Varying from the candidly joy filled eyes of a mans best friend to a glistening starry night sky. In our day and age, there are things we consistently believe are beautiful due to them evolving into a norm. It is not typical to steer away from the norm; as it is seen as uniform in our society. As a result, I have simply had to come to terms with being seen as an outsider when it comes to what I am afraid of.
At a young age many people begin to uncover some of their hidden fears. Often times phobias uproot from an emotional experience that occurred but we vaguely remember. Arachnophobia - better known as the fear of spiders - is a very common and understood fear. I can see how a creepy eight-legged …show more content…
My eyes were tearing up from everything running through my head. I thought to myself, how could I possibly do this? My mother was persistent and eventually sat it on my hand as I was sobbing. I could say it was the upmost worst thing anyone had ever made me do and I was nowhere near eager to have happen it to me again.
“See, that wasn’t too bad. It’s just a harmless bug,” my mom rejoiced.
“Yeah? As a matter of fact, it was much worse than that,” I replied.
Unsure of how I felt, I went to my room and watched my favorite T.V. show. For the next hour I acted as though nothing had happened. This incident marked a change in my phobia whether I’d admit it to my mom or not. What she doesn’t know is that it was a turning point in my life that I am actually grateful for taking place.
This past summer, a ladybug was crawling beside me and I had decided to test the waters. I reached over allowing it to lift itself onto my finger. The tingly sensation of it crawling on my hand was terrifying. However, I felt fine, it was as though my fear never existed. Eventually I let it on ground to roam freely in the world where it longed to be. I often ask myself where my silly fear could have arisen from. Overjoyed, I am now able to say that I was able to beat my Coccinellidaephobia in an unexpected fashion. Of course, with the help of an intervention and some
At a young age many people begin to uncover some of their hidden fears. Often times phobias uproot from an emotional experience that occurred but we vaguely remember. Arachnophobia - better known as the fear of spiders - is a very common and understood fear. I can see how a creepy eight-legged …show more content…
My eyes were tearing up from everything running through my head. I thought to myself, how could I possibly do this? My mother was persistent and eventually sat it on my hand as I was sobbing. I could say it was the upmost worst thing anyone had ever made me do and I was nowhere near eager to have happen it to me again.
“See, that wasn’t too bad. It’s just a harmless bug,” my mom rejoiced.
“Yeah? As a matter of fact, it was much worse than that,” I replied.
Unsure of how I felt, I went to my room and watched my favorite T.V. show. For the next hour I acted as though nothing had happened. This incident marked a change in my phobia whether I’d admit it to my mom or not. What she doesn’t know is that it was a turning point in my life that I am actually grateful for taking place.
This past summer, a ladybug was crawling beside me and I had decided to test the waters. I reached over allowing it to lift itself onto my finger. The tingly sensation of it crawling on my hand was terrifying. However, I felt fine, it was as though my fear never existed. Eventually I let it on ground to roam freely in the world where it longed to be. I often ask myself where my silly fear could have arisen from. Overjoyed, I am now able to say that I was able to beat my Coccinellidaephobia in an unexpected fashion. Of course, with the help of an intervention and some