How to Get Rid Of Your Phobia of Spiders

If you suffer from arachnophobia (fear of spiders), what different options are open to you?

You can stand there screaming or dash out of the room to get help from someone who isn't worried about these creepy looking eight legged creatures.

Or if you're on your own, maybe you grab the vacuum cleaner and kill the poor creature in the guts of the machine.

In the short term, chances are that you resort to one of these solutions when you encounter a spider.

But let's get real here, you're hundreds of times bigger than even the beastliest spider. So why should you let nature's fly catchers dominate your life?

Start by finding out how deep your fear of spiders is. My guess is that because you're on this page, you can cope with the word "spider" on your computer screen. But if you were near a real spider, you'd be first out of the room in a race with it.

I could suggest that you look at some pictures of spiders to accustom yourself to them, but unless I was treating you face to face, it's unlikely you'd do this. If you're feeling brave, give this a go now, but don't sweat about it if you skip this part.

Next up, see if you can remember the time and place you first learned to be scared of spiders. Was it the creature itself? Or was it the creepy feeling you get when you accidentally brush your face into a spider's web? If it's the latter, there's a good chance that your phobia has been reinforced by various movies - cobwebs feature in a large number of horror movies.

Then take yourself back a few more hours. Were you merrily playing a game with a spider when your sister found you and started screaming? If so, that is near enough guaranteed to be the exact time you learned that you were "supposed" to be afraid of spiders rather than co-existing with them.

On the plus side, since you learned fast to be afraid of spiders, you can "unlearn" just as fast. If you've got a hypnotist in town, they'll sort you out. Or you could get the same end result for a lot less cash by getting hold of a hypnosis spider phobia cure and listening to it a few times. You can get immediate access to a hypnosis cure for your arachnophobia here.