Talk:Spheksophobia/@comment-84.253.240.194-20190630120727

I am a 24 year old man who has never been stung. I am irrationaly afraid of wasps (and to a lesser degree, bees and other similar looking insects but I can calm myself down after confirming it is not a wasp). The fear has nothing to do with their stings, pain or any kind of danger posed by them. I don't think I have any other phobias, either. If I encounter a wasp, my fight or flight instinct kicks in and I need to back away if the wasp doesn't. The worst thing for me is their tendency to circle around your head and body, it really messes me up and I involuntarily start running.

t's really out of hand to the point I'd really rather stay inside during summer as my first thought when I notice something small moving near me (be it a tree leaf falling down in the corner of my eye, an unseen source of a buzzing sound etc.), is "It's probably a wasp, make sure it doesn't come near and get ready to back away."