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Pet Forum / Mammals / Rats / April 2007Rat Phobia Programme
Hi All. I caught a programme yesterday afternoon about phobias ('Phobia : Musophobia' - filmed in 2002) and the subject this week was absolutely terrified of rats. She couldn't even look at a picture of one without getting really anxious. She particularly hated their fur, tails and was really repulsed by their back feet. She had steady exposure therapy (her first steps had been to carry a plastic rat and pet rat book around with her), met lab rats and rats used for tv and films and by the end of the programme she was able to hold one and even commented that he was actually quite cute! Debbie Ducommun featured in the programme, as did many gorgeous ratties! Anyone seen it? Tracey > Hi All. I caught a programme yesterday afternoon about phobias ('Phobia : > Musophobia' - filmed in 2002) and the subject this week was absolutely [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Tracey Oh darn, I would have loved to have seen that! My mom has an extreme fear to snakes. But I don't think she would agree to the exposure therapy. lol  SignatureJoanne Owned by 22 rats. Webshots: http://community.webshots.com/user/joanneb70 ------------------------------------------------------- ~Ignorance is not innocence but sin. *Robert Browning* >> Hi All. I caught a programme yesterday afternoon about phobias ('Phobia >> : Musophobia' - filmed in 2002) and the subject this week was absolutely [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > My mom has an extreme fear to snakes. But I don't think she would agree to > the exposure therapy. lol The mum of one of my friends has a phobia of snakes, she even freaks out at those little jellied snakes sweets http://www.aquarterof.co.uk/acatalog/Vicious_Vipers.html for kids! Tracey "Tracey" wrote: > Hi All. I caught a programme yesterday afternoon about phobias > ('Phobia : Musophobia' - filmed in 2002) and the subject this week was [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > featured in the programme, as did many gorgeous ratties! Anyone seen > it? I'd like to have seen that. What channel was it on? If it was one of the Freeview channels, it might get repeated - some of the digital terrestrial channels seem to show programmes on a loop :-) People have some funny phobias - I have a bad phobia of daddy-long-legs (craneflies) - I don't even like typing the word, and I can't be in the same room as one or touch anything that one of them has touched. Rosemary >> Hi All. I caught a programme yesterday afternoon about phobias >> ('Phobia : Musophobia' - filmed in 2002) and the subject this week was [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > Freeview channels, it might get repeated - some of the digital terrestrial > channels seem to show programmes on a loop :-) Just been looking at the Sky listings because I couldn't remember which channel I saw it on. Found it, and when it's on again! It's on Sky Travel, Tuesday 1st May 18.30-19.00. > People have some funny phobias - I have a bad phobia of daddy-long-legs > (craneflies) - I don't even like typing the word, and I can't be in the > same room as one or touch anything that one of them has touched. > > Rosemary I have a vomit phobia - I panic if I see anyone throwing up, and my worst nightmare would be for me to be sick in front of somebody. I can't even watch people throwing up on tv! People I know think it's an unusual phobia but it's in the top ten most common ones! The strangest phobias I've come across have to be ones like fear of buttons and baked beans - I saw a tv programme a few years ago with a psychologist trying to help a lady who was terrified of buttons and a man who had a massive fear of baked beans, he couldn't even walk past the tins in the supermarket! Tracey "Tracey" wrote: >>> Hi All. I caught a programme yesterday afternoon about phobias >>> ('Phobia : Musophobia' - filmed in 2002) and the subject this week [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > which channel I saw it on. Found it, and when it's on again! It's on > Sky Travel, Tuesday 1st May 18.30-19.00. I used to get Sky Travel on Freeview, but they swapped it for Sky Three. Darn! Thanks for looking it up, though. >> People have some funny phobias - I have a bad phobia of >> daddy-long-legs (craneflies) - I don't even like typing the word, and [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > can't even watch people throwing up on tv! People I know think it's > an unusual phobia but it's in the top ten most common ones! I would have thought it's quite normal to have a phobia of vomit. The phobia mechanism was probably evolved to make us keep away from dangerous things no matter what, hence the irrational nature of some phobias, I suppose - and vomit can be pretty dangerous. > The strangest phobias I've come across have to be ones like fear of > buttons and baked beans - I saw a tv programme a few years ago with a > psychologist trying to help a lady who was terrified of buttons and a > man who had a massive fear of baked beans, he couldn't even walk past > the tins in the supermarket! I can imagine that might interfere with your life quite a bit :-) I only really get bothered by daddy-long-legses in September. Rosemary > "Tracey" wrote: [snip] >> Just been looking at the Sky listings because I couldn't remember >> which channel I saw it on. Found it, and when it's on again! It's on >> Sky Travel, Tuesday 1st May 18.30-19.00. > > I used to get Sky Travel on Freeview, but they swapped it for Sky Three. > Darn! Thanks for looking it up, though. Double damn :/ I'd have really liked to see it too. Does anyone here ever download tv programmes off Usenet? Only if you do, this one might turn up there I imagine. Don't suppose anyone could record it off Sky Travel, preferably onto a dvd with a pvr/pc or dvd recorder & mail me the disk? I see 'Phobia' is a 30 minute programme. Transcoded to an avi using xvid that'd probably only be a 300MB download off alt.binaries.tv on Usenet. Ahem. SignatureM > Just been looking at the Sky listings because I couldn't remember > which channel I saw it on. Found it, and when it's on again! It's on > Sky Travel, Tuesday 1st May 18.30-19.00. Are we talking about Sky Travel 253 / +1 254? I have the TV Guide / Programme Planner up and it shows X-Weighted (9/13) 18:00 - 19:00 I'm all confused now. Ok I've scanned through the day and I have it on at 19:30 - 20:00 Tuesday and 13:30 - 14:00 Wednesday. Yay, I can watch on Tueday evening instead of watching Chuck Norris kick butt as Walker Texas Ranger. SignatureRatty Hugs & Cavy Kisses Jackie Ably Hindered by The Buck House Crew "Behavioral psychology is the science of pulling habits out of rats." Dr. Douglas Busch >> Just been looking at the Sky listings because I couldn't remember which >> channel I saw it on. Found it, and when it's on again! It's on Sky [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > and 13:30 - 14:00 Wednesday. Yay, I can watch on Tueday evening instead > of watching Chuck Norris kick butt as Walker Texas Ranger. I got the info from the Sky tv listings on their website, just had another look this is what it says today: Sky Travel Phobia: Musophobia Tue 01 May 18:30 - 19:30 & Sky Travel +1 Tue 01 May 19:30 - 20:00 It's now also listed as being shown Wednesday 02 May 12:30 - 13:00 on Sky Travel and 13:30 - 14:00 on Sky Travel +1 Tracey > I got the info from the Sky tv listings on their website, just had > another look this is what it says today: > > Sky Travel Phobia: Musophobia Tue 01 May 18:30 - 19:30 <snip> How strange. My Personal planner has the programme booked for 19:30 on Tuesday. SignatureRatty Hugs & Cavy Kisses Jackie Ably Hindered by The Buck House Crew "Behavioral psychology is the science of pulling habits out of rats." Dr. Douglas Busch > >> Hi All. I caught a programme yesterday afternoon about phobias > >> ('Phobia : Musophobia' - filmed in 2002) and the subject this week was [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] > > Tracey OOO I have the same one. When I was a kid some kid on the bus threw up next to me, and then a month later, some other kid threw up over the seat he was in and on to ours. I'm pretty sure there wasn't any on me, but I can NOT stand the sight, smell, or SOUNDS of a person vomiting, or somebody who either has vomited, or may possibly vomit. I won't watch TV or movies if it may contain vomiting. I've been working to get over it, since I'm pregnant I'll have to deal with a vomiting kid at some point. I was at a party and somebody drank to much and started throwing up... I didn't watch it, but it didn't give me that overwhelming sense of "the world is going to end. they're going to die, i'm going to die..." and whatever other feelings occur. It makes my heart beat faster, and for some reason I can't picture anything else other than that person vomiting for like a week... i just keep getting horrible flashes of it. I also have a HORRIBLE FEAR of cotton. I can NOT touch a cotton ball, and even THINKING about a cotton ball sends the same chills up my spine that nails on a chalkboard would. I do not like the texture, and I do not like the sound that they make... or the frequency they vibrate at when touched. I LOATHE buying a bottle of medicine for fear that it may contain a cotton ball. I don't mind cotton shirts or qtips (but only wet, I don't like touching them dry). > Hi All. I caught a programme yesterday afternoon about phobias ('Phobia : > Musophobia' - filmed in 2002) and the subject this week was absolutely [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Tracey i wasn't aware that phobias could be overcome through therapy. but i guess it makes sense when you think about it. i'd like to see the episode where they deal with scorpions. http://www.friendsofsaguaro.org/scorpion.jpg >> Hi All. I caught a programme yesterday afternoon about phobias ('Phobia >> : Musophobia' - filmed in 2002) and the subject this week was absolutely [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > they deal with scorpions. > http://www.friendsofsaguaro.org/scorpion.jpg Oh yes, therapy can be very successful in the treatment of phobias. Things like cognitive therapy, exposure therapy and hypnotherapy can all help. Tracey |
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