Is it normal to be afraid of ants?

For the longest time I have been afraid of ants they scare me so much I can't even get remotely close to them without itching, breaking into a nervous sweat and having a near panic attack...They just get under my skin. They are tiny and can literally be everywhere, they creep me out to no end. Any of you feel the same? Or am I the only one?

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  • Short4Words

    I know this is an irrational fear but ants literally can't do shit. You should be afraid of anything but ants.

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    • sega31098

      Unless they're fire or carpenter ants.

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    • mypenisinyourmouth

      There's an ant in Australia where, if it bites you, you die. Much like all other things in Australia. Including its women.

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    • Tigergirlcat

      I know it's irrational, but it's like elephants with mice...thank you so much for trying to help me

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      • Short4Words

        I was just being honest. There must be some therapy for getting over something like this. Hypnotherapy comes to mind. But I'm sure there are other ways.

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        • RoseIsabella

          Immersion therapy in common for phobias.

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      • RoseIsabella

        I love elephants and mice.

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        • mypenisinyourmouth

          What about mice as big as elephants?

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          • RoseIsabella

            Wow!

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            • wistfulmaiden

              Rodents of Unusual Size!

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  • PinkHairedFreak

    Ants can be scary.

    When I was a child a whole swarm of ants climbed up my legs and all bit down at once. I was trying to dig to China, but those darn ants foiled my plan.

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    • Tigergirlcat

      Them damn sneaky ass ants!

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      • PinkHairedFreak

        They were sneaky! Or I was just too focused on digging to notice.

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  • thegypsysailor

    The ants crawl in the ants crawl out, the ants play pinochle on your snout. They eat your eyes, they eat your nose, and they eat the jelly between your toes.
    Of course you're dead by then so why be afraid?

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  • Redcoats

    What is this? A post about ants?

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    • Tigergirlcat

      I'm guessing no one has mentioned this fear I am terribly afraid of...

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  • squirrelgirl

    I used to eat ants when I was a child. I did that until one bit my tongue. That was the quitting point for me.

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  • dirtybirdy

    I'd be more worried about the mites living on your face.

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  • wistfulmaiden

    It's normal to fear insects as they are usually harmful.

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  • Redcoats

    And no one got my Zoolander reference. It's okay. I will leave now.

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    • posty

      )I liked it made me laugh)
      what is this, a phobia for ants?!

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  • horny_simpletons

    I had this fear too when I was little. I thought they were evil looking. Just remember, they're only a small fraction of your size and they're probably more scared of you than you are of them.

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    • Tigergirlcat

      They are just so bloody creepy...shiver

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  • Crow

    I had a milder fear of ants when I was younger but now I'm more fearful of them ruining groceries.

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  • BlackyHancock

    when i was a kid I used to love setting their nests on fire and watching them burn

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    • SkullsNRoses

      When my Dad was a child he would load up his toy boats with ants and set them out to sea in the garden pond. Then just as the vessels drifted to the middle of the water he would hurl in a torrent of stones to capsize them and drown their insectile crews.

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    • mypenisinyourmouth

      Some people just want to watch the world burn.

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      • BlackyHancock

        Yeah I was a pretty bad kid sometimes

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