I have a phobia of wasps worse than any phobia I’ve ever had. Just a little while ago I ran in front of a moving vehicle just because it kinda looked like a wasp was flying at me (the car stopped so I’m fine). Lately though, I’ve had to walk to and from school almost every day, and every time I have to walk back, at 3pm when it’s typically hot enough for wasps to be out, there is this indescribable dread that comes over me, and I fear it will never go away. Exposure therapy is a pretty good way of dealing with phobias, I’m well aware, but what exactly does that entail in my case? I’ve heard that watching them from a distance can help, but I do that every day on the way home from school, and my thought is always “tomorrow won’t be the same, they’ll get you tomorrow.” Getting stung by one would make me even more afraid because I’ve read before that wasps hold grudges. My mom proposed a solution, mint oil. Apparently people use it to rid their homes of wasps because the little demons hate the smell of it. After reading into it a bit, it seems like they hate it because it kills their larva and eggs. So what, am I just gonna be a walking baby killer and expect them not to come after me?! There’s still an hour left of school before I have to walk home as of writing this, and I am dreading it. Not like I can think of anything to do though. Shit sucks.