[Oabs] Something that bugs me.

[Elif Emir via Oabs]

HI Emily
This situation clearly indicates a specific phobia which is very
common and treatable.
Xavier university offers two different psychological help, both are
free. You can either apply to McGrath health and wellness center for
counseling or the sycamore house on the sports center side.
Of course learning some ways to deal with them is very helpful, but
you also need to overcome your phobia. This is a process requires
professional help and being patient.
I’m doing my internship in health and wellness center. My supervisor
is Dr Norman Townsel. He is definitely perfect and very used to blind
people from me. I believe you can work on this together.

Good luck



2014-06-02 19:17 GMT-04:00, Emily Pennington via Oabs <oabs at nfbnet.org>:
> Hi, everyone.
>
> With the summer season very much in evidence, I think it a very appropriate
> time for this post.
>
> Let me give a preface. I am a well-functioning, mostly happy college kid. I
> can do laundry, and I am slowly but surely mastering the culinary arts. In
> short, I can't wait to live independently.
>
> However, I have always had one huge phobia which causes me to regress into
> a
> helpless, quivering child: insects. I hate them all; even butterflies
> landing on me scare the crap out of me. I know that bugs have a very
> important place on this earth, and as long as they keep to themselves
> outside, I am completely fine with that. What freaks me out is when they
> appear in my house, on my desk, or worse, on my flesh. The hornet's nest
> incident of '07 - about which most of you have heard in great detail - has
> only increased my fear. The stinkbugs love my room in the winter, and many
> a
> wasp turns up in our upstairs bathroom during the summer. I hate them, and
> I
> feel helpless when they're around. How do I kill something that I can't
> find, let alone something with a painful stinger? My paralyzing fear of
> bugs
> also leads me to worry about what I'll do in the future when I have to kill
> the inevitable rodent in my house. I always joke that I'll marry somebody
> who will kill all of the vermin, but I know that won't always work. More
> importantly, I need to come up with a system for being able to detect,
> locate, and safely and successfully exterminate unwanted insects when I'm
> by
> myself. After all, I won't live with my bug-killing parents forever.
>
> So, my fellow blind brethren, I ask you: What do you do in these
> situations?
> I know that not everyone has lived on their own in a non-dorm setting yet,
> but in any case, how have you - or how would you - handle it? I'm sure
> Deborah and Eric are veteran exterminators and have some great tips as
> well.
> I'm anxious to hear your thoughts and war stories - not only to get some
> good laughs, but also to give me some good ideas on how to work with my
> phobia.
>
> Thanks, everyone, and have a great week. Enjoy the sun!
>
>
>
> Emily
>
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