I'm so glad you entered the contest! And what a lovely post π I now know a little bit more about you π When the time comes to make a second one you'll know as it will ressonate with your soul like the geckos one π
I must confess I have a little fobia about geckos .... π¨π They always gave the chills and I can't be in the same room as one. I'm not even able to whatch your photos very long π it's so stupid! I know they won't do you a thing... I really don't why I have this fear... But I scream everytime one passes by me on the sidewalk in the summer to run away π
It's definitely not stupid @blackdaisyft. When we have an irrational fear (phobia) it's because we've had an experience at some point in the past and our body remembers that this thing is a problem that must be avoided.
It might feel "stupid" because rationally you know that a gecko can't hurt you but your unconscious or subconscious mind does not know that. It thinks:
Gecko = problem
Problem = turn on sympathetic nervous system (fight/flight/freeze)
You experience "the chills" and "can't be in the same room as one".
The good news? You can change your body's reaction the geckos!
If you ever want to do this, let me know. It might not be that important to you as maybe you don't have a lot of geckos showing up in your life. But if you ever want to know how to do this (and you didn't know it was possible to change this) now you do!
Uhh you got me interested! I've seen some shows on the TV that people can do therapy to overcome this irrational fear. I really don't know why I have it, I grew up in the country side and all kinds of animals. I'm not afraid of spider nor any other typical "phobia" animals π I don't remember any bad experience either with geckos during my childhood π€
Maybe some day, but in the meanwhile I'll try to look best to your gecko photos as they are so coulorful to see! π
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