scarletlee
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I have more than one phobia but one thing that really sends me into panic is spiders. Australia is probably not the best country to live in with this fear. It’s been a while since I’ve had an encounter because we're just coming out of winter over here but this morning i saw one in my house and my whole body went into panic mode. I could hardly breathe! This was hours ago now and I 'm still really shaken up. I keep checking myself because i think one might be on me. I even check every room i go into first just to make sure it s 'safe'. Another thing I do is when i get into my car i look around to check it first because my biggest fear is that i will be stuck in the car with one. I would crash the car for sure if that happened. It's not the bite that i' m scared of it's the movement and the thought of them crawling on me. I heard that there is a course you can do to overcome this but it involves sessions with a live spider!! I could never do that! I know Arachnophobia is a common phobia but that doesn't make any easier to live with. Anyone else live with Arachnophobia or other phobias that trigger panic attacks? Have you tried any therapy to overcome it?