I am an arachnophobe, and I have been since I was six or seven. It all began when I was at a family reunion, and had gotten tired of listening to old people talk about who had died recently, so I went on an adventure looking for bugs under rocks. After a few rocks, I picked up a stone tile, and on the backside was a spider the size of my face! I threw the tile, and ran back to the house screaming. Since then i have been afraid of spiders. I used to be so bad, that even pictures would freak me out. Anyway, as I have aged over the years, and grown mature and more stoic towards things like fear, I have pretty much gotten over my arachnophobia. I still don't like them to touch me though, but I actually now have a pet jumping spider that is in front of me even as I type this. His/Her (not really sure) name is Henry, and I caught him outside of my house only three days ago while I was going inside. I feed him bugs that i catch in my room, and he seems to be pretty content with things. I suggest that if any of you have a fear of something, confront it, it will make your life much easier.