phobias

It is no secret that I am phobic of bugs...all bugs...except for butterflies, ants and ladybugs. I can handle worms and caterpillars too but that is about it.....so, when I walked up to my front door today after picking up my son from preschool and saw an enormous praying mantis on my door frame I all but ran screaming towards the hills.

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Enjoy Good Nutrition With Eggs

(NewsUSA) - MyPyramid.gov recommends not only that we eat more fruits and vegetables, but also more fish, particularly fish that are high in omega-3 fatty acids.

The omega-3 fatty acids found in fish and seafood are considered essential components of the diet because your body can't make them from the foods you eat. Regular eggs also contain omega-3s, on average 30 mg (milligrams) per Large egg. Omega-3-enhanced eggs provide more, from 100 to over 600 mg per Large egg. Can you have your fish and your eggs, too? Sure! In fact, they go well together.

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I never realized how many phobias there are. It's unbelievable. I personally experience coulrophobia, a fear of clowns. I'm not irrational about it for the most part. I tend to only freak out if I'm left alone in a room with a clown. I can't stand the way they look, the way they talk or anything else about them. They're just plain creepy. I'm not sure where my fear stems from. It's possibly a combination of movies and nightmares when I was a child.

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Last night I found another wolf spider in my house. Because I have a terrible phobia towards spiders, I decided this would be a good blog topic.

Lots of us have irrational fears. In fact, most of us realize they are irrational. I can tell myself that I need not be afraid of heights because the ladder I am standing on has operated perfectly, is on level ground, and has little chance of falling. Yet I still go weak kneed and actually increase my chances of falling everytime I get on one. I can tell myself that while wolf spiders are ugly, they are not dangerous. Yet the thought that these creatures with WAY too many legs are carrying around their babies in their hairy legs, and are ready to send them out like a virus at the first sign of danger is enough to send me into fits.

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