I know someone with an extreme frog phobia, and I have met a lady before with a snail phobia. The frog-phobic person had a traumatic experience as a child of collecting frogs in a bucket, forgetting about them, then finding the bucket a week later, along with a gruesome scene. I've accepted that he will never like frogs or be around places that might have them. And that is okay.

Thanks for your answers.I have just found out that my father used my phobia of snails to install terror in me, make me dissociate and thus maintained me under his psychological hold until now so that I would not have access to that part of memories which would have triggered my phobia.
This trigger is still implanted in my terrorised little girl's brain.
This mind control technique is also used in torture camps and was used in concentration camps with dogs.

That is awful. I suppose it is a more common fear than I thought.
there are plenty of things in my brain I don't want to remember. Otherwise, I couldn't go on. I hope that by realizing the origin of your fear, you can conquer it. Hugs!

Holly

You are very brave to share your story here!

It is said the truth will set you free. I hope that you can begin to heal by doing so.