@DominicX I had a pretty severe case of arachnaphobia, but am now cured of it. I cured myself through accepting the knowledge of a spider expert, and from realizing that of the 30,000 species of spiders in North America, only about four are dangerous. I often pick up small spiders or let them crawl on me, because I know they aren’t going to hurt me, and it is extremely rare for spiders to bite people, despite the anecdotal evidence to the contrary. Follow the link if you don’t believe me.
My major phobia is large dogs, especially those that bark at me. I had to quit a driving job due to the anxiety of having to deliver to a couple of places with large dogs that acted aggressive towards me. that’s okay though, as my boss was a horrid prick anyway. There are no dogs at my new job.