VERY LARGE BEE was chasing me today

[Natasha0717]

Today I replanted my huge pumpkin plant outside. I grew it from just a seed in a pot, had it in my room for 4 months now. It grew so beautifully, but it finally got to the point where its own weight started pulling down the branches and leaves, even started pulling the stick I had it tied to. So I knew today was the day. Anyway, my Mom helped me with the whole process because she knows what a nervous wreck I am when it comes to repotting/replanting anything. It was my job just to hold the plant steady so nothing would crack while she was taking it out of its pot, and OF COURSE that's the time one of those gigantic bumble bees decided to start buzzing around me, you know, the ones with that really loud buzz and they look so fuzzy and heavy, like they're too heavy to fly. This bugger wouldn't leave me alone, as if it KNEW how scared of bees I was. He didn't care about my Mom, only me. Constantly skimming my head while my heart was pounding out of my chest. And here's the kicker, I couldn't run away like I usually do!! If I ran away, I'd let go of the plant, and the main stem would crack and that would be it. I was trapped, at the mercy of probably one of my biggest fears, A BEE, and my Mom was laughing the whole time. Thank goodness my Dad came outside to see what all the commotion was about, and for some stupid reason, this crazy bee took an interest in my Dad's blue water bottle that he was carrying, and insisted on sitting on it. My Dad didn't care in the least. So I was finally safe, and my Dad just kept on walkin' with his water bottle, and the bee went along with him, just sitting there like a dummy and going along for the ride.

Ever get trapped by one of your worst phobias....with no escape in sight?

 

[Concernedgal]

Everyday. In a car. I fear riding in a car. I feel suffocated. I don't think i'll ever get over it. I expose myself to this fear almost everyday and I wish that it would go away so I could move on with my life.

 

[Natasha0717]

I remember when it was time for me to get my driver's license and take the tests, etc., for some reason, I just didn't want to do it. I wasn't excited about getting a driver's license, a car, or even the idea of driving. Now I know it was because deep down, I was afraid. My best friend, who was exactly 3 months younger than me, was the one who pushed me to take the tests and get my license. She said, "Why the heck should we be sitting around here when you can get your license right now and we could go cruising around???" So I guess I did it for her. I'm glad I did, because I have no fear of driving (on my own) at all....but I do get a little nervous when someone else is driving. I don't like the feeling of not having control of the car, I like to be the one operating it.

 

[janemariesayed]

Firstly, well done for growing that pumpkin plant from scratch. That takes some commitment and when we suffer from anxiety and/or depression, motivation can sometimes get in the way. So a pat on the back for being so committed to caring for it.

Thankfully you had your mum and dad there to help you, it was good that they saw the funny side of the bee. The best thing to have done was you and your mum to have put the plant down immediately but I suppose that wasn't an option.

I'm scared of bees too, and I leave my back door open but there is a cover preventing flies coming into the house. But a huge bee flew into the loo by the back door and it was trapped. So I had to close the loo door to get it out but then it was trapped by the cover and the now closed back door. (which I had to close to let it out of the loo) The back gate was locked shut so the only way to get the back door open to let the bee out was to climb out of the kitchen window. Only I had just put a load of pot plant just outside my window so I had to jump clear of them. It was crazy, all because I was scared to go through the cover to open the back door to let the bee out.

 

[Natasha0717]

Firstly, well done for growing that pumpkin plant from scratch. That takes some commitment and when we suffer from anxiety and/or depression, motivation can sometimes get in the way. So a pat on the back for being so committed to caring for it.

Thankfully you had your mum and dad there to help you, it was good that they saw the funny side of the bee. The best thing to have done was you and your mum to have put the plant down immediately but I suppose that wasn't an option.

I'm scared of bees too, and I leave my back door open but there is a cover preventing flies coming into the house. But a huge bee flew into the loo by the back door and it was trapped. So I had to close the loo door to get it out but then it was trapped by the cover and the now closed back door. (which I had to close to let it out of the loo) The back gate was locked shut so the only way to get the back door open to let the bee out was to climb out of the kitchen window. Only I had just put a load of pot plant just outside my window so I had to jump clear of them. It was crazy, all because I was scared to go through the cover to open the back door to let the bee out.

The lengths we will go to just to avoid them... I'm so scared of them, but at the same time, always do my best to safely remove them or get them out of the house or enclosed area (like you) - my Mom commented on it that day with, "Why do you hate bees so much?" It's not that I hate them at all, they are living creatures just like all of other God's creations. I told her that I didn't hate them, I'm just scared to death of them! It's so difficult to try and get them out of your house (or car) or wherever when the whole time it seems as if they are chasing you. Even when I get one safely in a net (they always seem to end up in our jacuzzi room - lots of windows) - I run so fast to the door to let it out that it usually panics and flies back out of the net...and immediately comes after me. It's just the bee sting is so harsh. Not just a little bite or quick sting, the initial sting feels like a very hard punch or needle jammed into your skin...and the pain continues and gets worse. You will always remember how hard a bee sting hurts, people who have never been stung have no clue what kind of pain it is, it's like no other. If they just wouldn't sting, I really wouldn't care about them at all. Like flies, they sit on your food and buzz around, but I honestly don't care if they're around or not, just try to keep them off of any open food.
*And thanks! (about the pumpkin plant) - yeah, I actually just took a seed out of some rabbit food and planted it in a pot one day back in February and never expected it to grow into such a beauty. Hoping it will do well outside, it grew up very sheltered in my room...so I keep going out there and talking to it (yep, neighbors watching) ..but plants do better if they hear familiar voices and vibrations after putting them in a new location.

 

[janemariesayed]

Yes, it is not that I hate them at all either. I think they are the cutest bugs ever. Their plump little round fluffy bodies and big black legs. It makes you imagine that they have a cute smiley face too! But the buggers can sting! Then again, only if they feel threatened, but if they do sting it's the end of the bee.

I do hate flies, however. I also think of them flying and landing on doggie poo and rubbish somewhere, then coming and walking all over my food. I can't eat it when that happens. It turns me off my food completely. But the weirdest thing in the world is this. When they are flying around me I tell them, 'ha ha, I got fly spray you know! I'll go and get it if you don't stop buzzing around me!' So I end up going to get the fly spray and come back and lo and behold, the little buggers have flown off somewhere else! Something tells me that they can understand what I'm saying! lol

You are right about talking to plants and it being the vibration that they are used to. I'm sure your pumpkin is going to do really well. But be wary of getting to like it too much or you may feel guilty eating it later.

 

[Rae]

Oh wow! I can relate! This is my biggest phobia.. I was swarmed by honey bees about 7 years ago.. I knew what they were and I knew they could sting. I got up like the swamp monster... very slowly.. arms out..and one by one they flew off of me, but I still had some circling me! I screamed for help and luckily a guy came over and pretty much told me that they were leaving me but we're still some were on me. I still don't know how I didn't get stung.. but honeybees are quite docile. If they had been yellow jackets I would've been screwed. To this day I pretty much avoid the outdoors in the summer.. I don't like to take Walks..I don't want want to go to bbqs or picnics I pretty much can't handle anything over 50° cause I know they will come out. It's completely an irrational phobia and it's completely affected my life. Right now I work mostly nights so I don't notice it as much I've got a million other anxiety related issues going on these days so I'm pretty much considering going to a phobia specialist. Have you ever considered going to one or know anyone that has? I feel that it is probably the only way Id get over it. I once heard that Selma Hayek was so terrified of snakes before she did from dust till Dawn she worked a specialist for three months and was able to hold the massive snake for the movie roll. I always think about that... I wonder how much money she spent,but it's true that counseling and therapy could truly work. One thing that seems to help me is if there's people around I think because at the time that this happened there was no one around to help until that guy luckily showed up.