I just know they're out to get me.....

Submitted by Cariad on Wed, 02/09/2009 - 14:03

Not that I’m being paranoid or anything but my house seems to be overrun with spiders at the moment. Armed with a pair of rubber gloves, I can just about cope with the tiddlers but it is the whoppingly huge Hertfordshire Brown spiders that scare me witless. I’m convinced they are conspiring to drive me into becoming a gibbering wreck in retaliation for killing so many of their friends. I can’t even wash them down the sink. The determination with which they dig their legs into the side of the plughole amazes me – they just won’t go!! The shock of recently finding one in my hair almost sent me over the edge.

So what to do?? I have been told I should be pleased as it is a sign of a clean house but I don’t think I really need a spider to tell me that. My 2 cats are hopeless. They just look at them with a bemused look and give them the odd jab with their paws. I’ve also been told that spiders hate conkers. I’m not sure whether a well aimed lob is enough to drive them away so maybe I should just be content to leave piles of conkers in each room or maybe a pair conker earrings to stop them rummaging in my hair. But none of this really helps if I meet one of these alarming arachnids outside my own home.

I think the long term answer may well be a trip to see Andy Gibney from No Brain No Gain who specialises in curing phobias. He gave a very lively and entertaining talk yesterday about dealing with stressful situations and he assures me he can cure in an hour!! So we shall see…watch this space!!