First of all.. We really should have a phobia/fear category on the forums.

Anyway.. I'm terrified of mice. I live in a dorm. We have mice.

Our dorm is built like an apartment in a way. To paint a picture, I.. painted a picture.



So.. As you can see, my room is quite far from the kitchen. And since the mouse/mice is/are in the kitchen.. I don't go there.

This is like.. a serious phobia. I bought this tiny stove that has like on of the heating things and I cook in my room. I wash the dishes in the restroom sink because that's as far as I will go. And I don't buy anything that needs to be in the fridge because that's in the kitchen.

And since I go to a gym pretty much every day, I just take showers there.

So yeah.. Things are bad.

Today I heard a sound coming from the kitchen while I was getting water from the restroom sink to boil pasta and I was terrified to come out of the restroom because I thought the mouse might be right there. My other dormmates aren't that scared. My roomie and I used to cook together but she's not in the dorm currently. She's been away for a week and she's gonna come back for some time this weekend. And then leave for some more time again. School stuff.

So today.. When my pasta was done, I was too big of a ***** to even go back to the restroom and pour the water out. So I just picked the pieces of pasta from the water with my fork. And the water is still sitting there.

I just hate living like this. We have tried traps, poison, stuffing the holes.. Nothing works!

And just to explain what my phobia is like.. I can't stand only hearing the voices. I start shaking. I'm paranoid that the mice will get into my room which is impossible because the door shuts so tightly that there isn't any place for them/it to come through. And they won't anyway because they have plenty to eat in the kitchen. But I'm still terrified and am sometimes awake at night, listening to any voices.
I can look at the mouse when I know that it can't get to me. Like when I'm standing on a chair.

At times the fear gets so overwhelming that I just end up crying.

And this all is making my anxiety worse.

So.. In conclusion. Any shared experiences? Any remedies? Is there a way to cure phobias?

Just.. any thoughts.