#entemophobia

Nope!

Being in a universe that is not your own is very painful after awhile if you don't have any form of stability. The longer you stay, the more that pain draws out.

For Pepper, it'll always feel like a buzz under her skin, and -for even creepier factor that i'll need to figure out how to tag- it feels like a bunch of bugs crowling under her skin. Tiny legs pricking her insides, some that slither, some that feel like the flutter of wings. Its gross.

If she wanted to stay, she would need to match her energy with the world, but that would effectively cut her off from HER world. So not ideal.

ghost hates bugs. he hates them. he avoids them as much as possible. he’s able to shut that part of his brain off in the field, but when he’s off duty? he has a hard time handling it. and people wonder why he’s so pale, why he wears his mask. bugs can’t fly into his mouth when he’s wearing a mask. bugs can’t get him when he’s inside.

he hates worms and maggots the most. reminds him of the dirt. being in that fucking pine box. he swears he still has bugs in his ears from those few days.

it’s not something he tells people, why would they need to know? his phobias and triggers are things he keeps close to his chest. but sometimes people notice things.

number thirty-four or chosen to deserve

Tbh I think a lot of people who aggressively defend bugs the way they do in the bug killing discourse is just budding entomologists and people who keep bugs as pets who are tired of the generally socially acceptable reaction of disgust and threatening/suggesting death against their life passion or their pets.

As someone who used to have a phobia of bugs and still has one of arachnids but now wants to keep isopods, I get both sides. I think a lot of people who keep and study and are passionate about bugs who are so aggressive and exhausted still do try to keep compassion out for those of us with phobic reactions, it’s just tough sending a message or having discussion sometimes without it being twisted or seemingly like a generalization on this site

Oh absolutely, 100%. My first post i made on this topic was at 4:30am after I had just found a bug several inches from my face so I was not only pretty upset but also delirious. I totally understand that me and people who feel a lot of empathy for bugs just can't really mesh, and I respect them but I will also always be firm in my stance that I am just gonna kill the damn bug. I totally understand where they are coming from. At the same time, there are people who try and, even with good intentions come to people like me and explain that "taking the bug out is just easier and nicer!!!!!" And yknow after losing nights of sleep and not eating and just in general being in a horrible way because of insects, I also feel pretty strongly about putting my own health and sanity above a single bug.