Talk:Spheksophobia/@comment-33759597-20190817235605

I was stung by a wasp when I was 4 years old back in 2007. It really hurt like hell and I remember how painful it was. I still have a panic attack and run whenever I see one in real life, although I also freak out when somebody I'm with is stung. Barely anybody understands my phobia and I hate it. There was this time where I was walking in a forest with a group and one of them had a fear of dogs (I'm not saying her fear is ridiculous, we all have our own fears) and at one point we came across a dog. She panicked and started crying, and everyone was willing to comfort her. But when I panic because I see a wasp, almost every time everyone's like "omg it's not going to sting you if you don't bother it" when I have heard of people getting stung without provoking the wasp in the first place. I only remember a few times when someone was willing to comfort me. I'm probably never going to get over this fear.