Comments on: A toddler with an irrational fear of flies http://www.cutestkidever.org/a-toddler-with-an-irrational-fear-of-flies/285/ For anyone who loves cute kids Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:04:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: jen http://www.cutestkidever.org/a-toddler-with-an-irrational-fear-of-flies/285/comment-page-1/#comment-22701 jen Mon, 08 Aug 2011 15:00:17 +0000 http://cutestbabyever.wildeggplant.com/2007/09/27/a-toddler-with-an-irrational-fear-of-flies/#comment-22701 My daughter has developed this fear of flies...at first I thought it was just something to get attention as I ran it past someone describing what she did and they said thats what it sounded like. I insisted it meant that my daughter was scared but because of some other behavioural problems it wasent believed.... Now if there is a fly in her room which is quite common this time of year she freaks out she turns into a baby who is unable to even open her bedroom door to come and get me so she screams until I wake up in the morning. When we go out she wont go near bushes and has to stand several feet away...why? I suspect it has to do with her thinking flies are in there. It's gotten to a ridiculous point and I was ALREADY having issues with her before this. No one seems to understand I have NO SUPPORT in raising her and I quite dont know what to do and I do not have any tolerance for such an irrational fear and I respond to it badly with threats such as , "a fly cant hurt you but if you keep on screaming at me ILL give you a spanking so STOP!" Of course that just makes it worse. If anyone has some actual suggestions to shift this fear away it would be appreciated.... My daughter has developed this fear of flies…at first I thought it was just something to get attention as I ran it past someone describing what she did and they said thats what it sounded like. I insisted it meant that my daughter was scared but because of some other behavioural problems it wasent believed…. Now if there is a fly in her room which is quite common this time of year she freaks out she turns into a baby who is unable to even open her bedroom door to come and get me so she screams until I wake up in the morning. When we go out she wont go near bushes and has to stand several feet away…why? I suspect it has to do with her thinking flies are in there. It’s gotten to a ridiculous point and I was ALREADY having issues with her before this.

No one seems to understand I have NO SUPPORT in raising her and I quite dont know what to do and I do not have any tolerance for such an irrational fear and I respond to it badly with threats such as , “a fly cant hurt you but if you keep on screaming at me ILL give you a spanking so STOP!”

Of course that just makes it worse. If anyone has some actual suggestions to shift this fear away it would be appreciated….

]]> By: Max Loh http://www.cutestkidever.org/a-toddler-with-an-irrational-fear-of-flies/285/comment-page-1/#comment-22638 Max Loh Wed, 20 Jul 2011 03:58:47 +0000 http://cutestbabyever.wildeggplant.com/2007/09/27/a-toddler-with-an-irrational-fear-of-flies/#comment-22638 A very strange phenomenon is happening to me. I used to be deathly afraid of spiders and only annoyed by flies. Now it's the exact opposite. When a large housefly is close to my face, I defend my ears, drop my head faster than I could ever move my head in boxing, run for my life, and often scream very loudly not on purpose. I think I have developed some sort of fear of flies flying into my ear. The big houseflies are the scariest (probably because they are very fast/agile); smaller insects like fruitflies are only scary if they are extremely close to my ear. I am currently coping by wearing headphones. A very strange phenomenon is happening to me.

I used to be deathly afraid of spiders and only annoyed by flies. Now it’s the exact opposite.

When a large housefly is close to my face, I defend my ears, drop my head faster than I could ever move my head in boxing, run for my life, and often scream very loudly not on purpose. I think I have developed some sort of fear of flies flying into my ear. The big houseflies are the scariest (probably because they are very fast/agile); smaller insects like fruitflies are only scary if they are extremely close to my ear.

I am currently coping by wearing headphones.

]]> By: Eva http://www.cutestkidever.org/a-toddler-with-an-irrational-fear-of-flies/285/comment-page-1/#comment-22635 Eva Sat, 16 Jul 2011 15:56:54 +0000 http://cutestbabyever.wildeggplant.com/2007/09/27/a-toddler-with-an-irrational-fear-of-flies/#comment-22635 My son has had a fear of flies since he was a toddler. We too, thought he would outgrow it but it only seems to have gotten worse. He is nine and is in scouting and we fear that kids will start making fun of him because he has not been able to overcome his fear. His den is very understanding but who knows what will happen once he is out with the older boys or even at school. My son has had a fear of flies since he was a toddler. We too, thought he would outgrow it but it only seems to have gotten worse. He is nine and is in scouting and we fear that kids will start making fun of him because he has not been able to overcome his fear. His den is very understanding but who knows what will happen once he is out with the older boys or even at school.

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]]> By: Melinda http://www.cutestkidever.org/a-toddler-with-an-irrational-fear-of-flies/285/comment-page-1/#comment-22571 Melinda Sat, 18 Jun 2011 02:53:11 +0000 http://cutestbabyever.wildeggplant.com/2007/09/27/a-toddler-with-an-irrational-fear-of-flies/#comment-22571 My son just started freaking out when last week a huge black fly flew in front of him and since then whenever he sees any flies he totally has a huge meltdown. Its so sad b/c he is honestly very very scared and I am so sad for him. I hope this passes soon. :( My son just started freaking out when last week a huge black fly flew in front of him and since then whenever he sees any flies he totally has a huge meltdown. Its so sad b/c he is honestly very very scared and I am so sad for him. I hope this passes soon. :(

]]> By: Dippy http://www.cutestkidever.org/a-toddler-with-an-irrational-fear-of-flies/285/comment-page-1/#comment-22251 Dippy Mon, 06 Dec 2010 03:58:45 +0000 http://cutestbabyever.wildeggplant.com/2007/09/27/a-toddler-with-an-irrational-fear-of-flies/#comment-22251 My 3 year old daughter is also terrified of flies. She too saw her first fly in McDonalds play place. We can not go back there anymore and that is not the worst of it all. She had been sleeping in her crib in her room all by herself since she was about 7 months. One morning she woke up screaming. It seems that she had a nightmare of a fly. Since then she doesn't want to sleep in her crib!!! Her twin doesn't have a problem with flies though or sleeping in her crib. Looking forward to hear some suggestions... My 3 year old daughter is also terrified of flies. She too saw her first fly in McDonalds play place. We can not go back there anymore and that is not the worst of it all. She had been sleeping in her crib in her room all by herself since she was about 7 months. One morning she woke up screaming. It seems that she had a nightmare of a fly. Since then she doesn’t want to sleep in her crib!!! Her twin doesn’t have a problem with flies though or sleeping in her crib.
Looking forward to hear some suggestions…

]]> By: Bekahbv http://www.cutestkidever.org/a-toddler-with-an-irrational-fear-of-flies/285/comment-page-1/#comment-21945 Bekahbv Sat, 30 Oct 2010 00:22:57 +0000 http://cutestbabyever.wildeggplant.com/2007/09/27/a-toddler-with-an-irrational-fear-of-flies/#comment-21945 My daughter developed this fear a couple days ago. It's horrid! She screams, shakes and there is nothing we can do. We are trying everything, but she is terrified! My daughter developed this fear a couple days ago. It’s horrid! She screams, shakes and there is nothing we can do. We are trying everything, but she is terrified!

]]> By: casey http://www.cutestkidever.org/a-toddler-with-an-irrational-fear-of-flies/285/comment-page-1/#comment-21216 casey Sun, 08 Aug 2010 03:00:30 +0000 http://cutestbabyever.wildeggplant.com/2007/09/27/a-toddler-with-an-irrational-fear-of-flies/#comment-21216 hi I'm twenty years old and I have a serious fear of flies. I never really feared flies, but i strongly disliked horseflies for the common reason that they bite and hurt. But I didn't grow up with a fear of flies that I know of. It all start last August when a swarm of flies was on my windows in my room, then the whole downstairs windows were too. I know I definitely saw more than 40 flies at one time for a couple days. I would use all my strength to keep my cool long enough to open my window and they would all fly out, but they kept coming back. I thought that there had to be maggots somewhere so I tore my room APART and didn't sleep in my room for a couple week if not a month, even after the fact I never found any maggots. I obsessed about this for episode for MONTHS, asking everyone and anyone why this would happen and people said that it was because it was hot out. I finally let it go come September and I have moved since then. It is exactly one year later I am living in a different state and the SAME THING has happened! My room is down stairs again and my bathroom window has atleast 10 if not more flies on it. But the problem this time is that I can't even calm myself to open my window. I am uncontrollably shaking and running out of the bathroom and slamming the door behind me. My heart pounds out of my chest, I can't breathe, and I am seriously close to throwing up. I have honestly and TRULY never been scared of something so much in my life before that I physically suffer from it. If anyone has either experienced/felt this please let me know what I can do. My fear is getting worse I can't step foot in my bathroom even to get my stuff out. And it is starting a fear or ANY SORT of bug. Please help, Thanks and God Bless! hi I’m twenty years old and I have a serious fear of flies. I never really feared flies, but i strongly disliked horseflies for the common reason that they bite and hurt. But I didn’t grow up with a fear of flies that I know of. It all start last August when a swarm of flies was on my windows in my room, then the whole downstairs windows were too. I know I definitely saw more than 40 flies at one time for a couple days. I would use all my strength to keep my cool long enough to open my window and they would all fly out, but they kept coming back. I thought that there had to be maggots somewhere so I tore my room APART and didn’t sleep in my room for a couple week if not a month, even after the fact I never found any maggots. I obsessed about this for episode for MONTHS, asking everyone and anyone why this would happen and people said that it was because it was hot out. I finally let it go come September and I have moved since then.

It is exactly one year later I am living in a different state and the SAME THING has happened! My room is down stairs again and my bathroom window has atleast 10 if not more flies on it. But the problem this time is that I can’t even calm myself to open my window. I am uncontrollably shaking and running out of the bathroom and slamming the door behind me. My heart pounds out of my chest, I can’t breathe, and I am seriously close to throwing up.

I have honestly and TRULY never been scared of something so much in my life before that I physically suffer from it. If anyone has either experienced/felt this please let me know what I can do. My fear is getting worse I can’t step foot in my bathroom even to get my stuff out. And it is starting a fear or ANY SORT of bug.
Please help, Thanks and God Bless!

]]> By: tia http://www.cutestkidever.org/a-toddler-with-an-irrational-fear-of-flies/285/comment-page-1/#comment-21125 tia Thu, 17 Jun 2010 16:15:53 +0000 http://cutestbabyever.wildeggplant.com/2007/09/27/a-toddler-with-an-irrational-fear-of-flies/#comment-21125 hello my 2 year old daughter has suddenly developed a far of flies, one landed on her today and she threw away her icecream and screamed, and now everytime there is a fly she screams and breaks down... is there anything that will help?? i dont want her scared of them because they are an everyday thing hello my 2 year old daughter has suddenly developed a far of flies, one landed on her today and she threw away her icecream and screamed, and now everytime there is a fly she screams and breaks down… is there anything that will help?? i dont want her scared of them because they are an everyday thing

]]> By: Alex http://www.cutestkidever.org/a-toddler-with-an-irrational-fear-of-flies/285/comment-page-1/#comment-20947 Alex Fri, 14 May 2010 19:56:27 +0000 http://cutestbabyever.wildeggplant.com/2007/09/27/a-toddler-with-an-irrational-fear-of-flies/#comment-20947 Oh my god, I'm 12 and I'm really scared of flies. I got bit by a horsefly when I was smaller, and ever since, I've been scared. Then, today, my friend Jamie brought a fly that was still alive to school. She said is was a house fly, and I was like 'OMG THAT THING IS HUGE!!' Because it was NOT house fly. Nor was it a horsefly. I'm telling you, it was BIG. Whenever I would see it, I would shiver and get really cold all of the sudden and I wouldn't stop shaking until it was out of sight. Oh my god, I’m 12 and I’m really scared of flies. I got bit by a horsefly when I was smaller, and ever since, I’ve been scared. Then, today, my friend Jamie brought a fly that was still alive to school. She said is was a house fly, and I was like ‘OMG THAT THING IS HUGE!!’ Because it was NOT house fly. Nor was it a horsefly. I’m telling you, it was BIG. Whenever I would see it, I would shiver and get really cold all of the sudden and I wouldn’t stop shaking until it was out of sight.

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