Insect Phobias


Insect Phobias


Phobias are very common – it is believed that at least one person in 10 is affected at some time in their life. And phobias about insects are among the commonest of all. A severe phobia about them can be as disabling as any anxiety disorder. Some people become almost prisoners in their own homes for fear of common insects that the majority of people literally never notice.

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What is this bird meme that's all over Facebook?

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Trash Dove It's a sticker from a Facebook sticker set called  Trash Dove , and started becoming viral few days ago in Thailand. As for how it is popular, it is because some people somehow found the sticker (this one in particular) very annoying (well including me). Many other people think the sticker is cool and/or it's funny how someone got annoyed over this and began spamming with it in comments section. This went viral when popular Facebook pages joined the spamming festival and soon enough it's all over Facebook. On a side note, there's also an issue where the sticker creator Syd Weller posted a thank you image for Thai people who made it so popular. The image is the Trash Dove holding Thai flag with its leg, which some Thai people found offensive*. Some other people think it's nonsense to get offended over this, so as a result, there was a number of dramas in Thai Facebook about the issue. In the end, Syd Weller apologized for it on her Facebook...
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