my past and present FEARS are worms,WHY?

Philippines
June 24, 2012 12:24pm CST
When I was a kid, I played worms liked they are just like other insects. But during my 5th grade, our teacher required us to submit a butterfly by observing their life cycle. from egg, caterpillar, larvae, to a butterfly.. but what happened I've got the wrong egg and the caterpillar came out bit me on my hand. from that moment on I have fears on worms, they are just small but I even fainted to touch them.
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lady Di
@lady1993 (27224)
• Philippines
25 Jun 12
Oh, i wonder what worm that was, since it bit you.. I though caterpillars only bite or eat plants.. That is quite scary indeed, you must have been traumatized.. Even i am cared of bees since i got stung by one when i was young..
divinesanz
@divinesanz (23)
• Philippines
26 Jun 12
I really don't know what kind of caterpillar it was, but it has a torn on its body and the color of it is black. and I'm pretty sure it was a caterpillar.
choybel
@choybel (5042)
• Philippines
24 Jun 12
Experience associated with pain or trauma is usually the cause for phobia. Your case is normal. Your experience have registered in your mind an unpleasant feeling caused by the bite of the caterpillar so now your brain brings this up all the time whenever you see caterpillars or caterpillar-like creatures such as worms. It would be hard to get over it but it is still possible, I think.
divinesanz
@divinesanz (23)
• Philippines
26 Jun 12
I do hope I can overcome this fear. But I really think I can't.
Jane
@jaiho2009 (39141)
• Philippines
24 Jun 12
Maybe you got surprised that is why you suddenly felt some fear with worms. I am not scared of worms, aside from those itchy ones. What gives me scare h*ll out of me is cockroaches Welcome to mylot and enjoy mylotting
divinesanz
@divinesanz (23)
• Philippines
26 Jun 12
not some fear with worms, but a very wide fear on them. Even just watching them made me more scared. I'm trying to overcome it, but how?