Mairen
Enchanting Dreamer
alright you got me with that one, I was laughing out loud.
I'm an arachnophob pretty much to the extreme...
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BipolarBear
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Silver lining: this is free exposure therapy
Pinkles
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I've never thought I'd have a full-on, adrenaline-pumping screeching, sweary time in Animal Crossing.
...until I went spider island hunting.
Good lord. I mean. Nice for bells. But I literally have to limit it to once a week. I am not looking forward to scorpions.
...until I went spider island hunting.
Good lord. I mean. Nice for bells. But I literally have to limit it to once a week. I am not looking forward to scorpions.
Figment
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I fall into the camp of knowing that tarantulas are really chill IRL.
Sometimes I am kind of startled when they seem to come from out of nowhere though. Same for real spiders. I don't hate spiders... just stay out of my space.
Sometimes I am kind of startled when they seem to come from out of nowhere though. Same for real spiders. I don't hate spiders... just stay out of my space.
Shinjukuwu
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Yep, I completely relate. After I have finished farming Tarantulas after a good hour and a half, I just feel like my skin itches, and if its night time I look at my walls to see if there is any spiders lurking lol. But all those bells you make are worth those uncomfortable feelings!
thelonewanderer
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I actually save many spiders from drowning. I used to kill them when I was little because they look scary and I judge them before giving them a chance. But never judge a book by its cover, spiders are good folks, and are the only insect that come apart of any house. Hence the name "House Spider" because those things are precious. It make me feel so good when I save a spider from drowning.
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I used to have a huge arachnophobia problem so I definitely feel ya but nowadays i can't get enough of them. I turned my fear into interest and the more I research and learned, the more I started to love them. I even had a pet tarantula for a while and it was the most adorable little guy. I'm probably gonna fill my town up with spider/tarantula statues so I'd recommend not visiting haha
rayraysparkles
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I love this ^^
Pinkles
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To update, I'm not a spider-killer. I just...I run uh...very bravely away from them if they startle me. I live in a place where they're plentiful but exceptionally helpful in eating the bugs that we have too many of, like mosquitos, and I will sometimes side-eye them and say, "cool, cool, cool, cool, cool, cool--do your thing, eat those bugs. But, uh. You chill over there and I'll chill over here."
Cheallaigh
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anything with 4 limbs is crossing the line for me in RL, i've been widow bitten, so my fear of them is only natural right?! i do NOT like them in the game, because it's clear those little 8 legged creeps have it in for me, especially on my own island... log in, leave the house and take 3 steps... boom! one of them is going after me and pow i'm waking up at my door. it's not even like i cleared the island or anything, no, those little stalkers lay in wait for me, behind buildings, trees and other places i can't see them... nope i don't like them in game lol.
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a little therapy while doing that, run around the island in a circle(not like you can do it any other way anyhow...), watch them jump into the water and drown to get you... it helps, i entertained myself for a little while doing that one night, before my hubby nagged me into farming them, ended up with only 8 in my pocket... but i must have killed a few dozen. hmmm i'd say that's the reason they stalk me on my island, but the stalking on my island is why i did that the other night.
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rayraysparkles
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Hahaha totes!!
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Animal Crossing is a jump scare horror game after dark.
rayraysparkles
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Yes!! Though it's taken me 6 attempts to net my first 1 (that's 6 different tarantula on 6 different days), mainly because they kept jumping out when i least expected it, or i was too slow to catch it because i ran around in circles in a panic first!!
rayraysparkles
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And they make them wriggly!! I mean, it's bad enough you've put your hand in the net to fish it out, but then they wriggle??!!Thought it was just me! I get freaked out every time the character holds it up when they catch it haha. Why’d they have to make it so realistic
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AC:NL nightmare addition.
Where all your worst fears are farmed for freaking bells....
Yuina
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I HATE spiders, both irl and in AC. I only caught 1 of them (I still don't know how I did that) to donate, but after that never again. I always TT back to 1pm when it gets dark. I ALWAYS check my room irl before I go to bed since playing NH. I'm such a wuss.
rayraysparkles
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Or, your just a regular arachnaphob like the rest of us!
Lucky you. I'm even worse. Thanks to my arachnophobia I don't even go outside anymore after 7pm. It's so bad that I get severe anxiety even looking at one ingame x.x. You've impressed me by the fact that you've captured some
rayraysparkles
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Its only because i want bells and i have to constantly remind myself it's only pixels and they can't get me.... I'm sorry you're so bad though!
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