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Why am I so scared of cockroaches and how can I get over it?

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I can't answer your first question as to why you're so scared of them but I can probably help out with the second part. :) I was deathly terrified of them back when I was younger and even more so when they start flying. Then in highsc... read more

Before I knew it whenever I'd see a cockroach even without my airsoft pistol with me, I didn't feel so scared anymore. I subconsciously associated roaches with the fun that I had killing them with my pistol. read more

Now almost 30, i can KINDA see one in the room and just keep an eye on it and be OK, but i can’t squash it, i can’t get a cup over it, i can’t scare it away, i just keep a clear escape route between myself and my door and its fine. read more

But in terms of the danger they pose to human health, our response to cockroaches isn’t rational, says Jeffrey Lockwood, a professor of ecology at the University of Wyoming. Lockwood is the author of The Infested Mind: Why Humans Fear, Loathe, And Love Insects. read more

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