What is arachnophobia?

Little Miss Muffet knew when she sat down to eat a pleasant lunch, that she was about to suffer one of the most common phobias in the Western world. The appearance of the spider Miss Muffet should not be any surprise of the number of people who really suffer from a mild to severe arachnophobia, which is a disproportionate fear of spiders. In fact, in the US, about 50% of women and 25% of men report a certain degree of arachnophobia, so Miss Muffet is in good society.

All phobias represent a disproportionate fear of something. In fact, very few spiders are dangerous to people. For a person who suffers from arachnophobia, it does not matter the logical narration to the person that he or she is not in any danger. Arachnofoba generally cannot listen to reason or logic on this topic and even the most innocent fathers long legs can cause years or fight reaction. In arachnophobia, the danger is perceived if the spider is seen or suspected of being present, even if there is no real danger. Arachnophobia can unfortunatelyto limit the behavior of a person. If you are intensively afraid of spiders, you may not want to go anywhere where you could meet one. This means that camp trips or forest visits could certainly be excluded.

Another problem for those with arachnophobia is that spiders normally live in houses. Suddenly to face your greatest fear hanging out the window or wall of the bathroom can be a difficult meeting. Those with extreme arachnophobia could feel completely paralyzed by such meetings and cannot move or approach the spider.

Some of us have a slight fear of spiders, expressed by the feeling of increased fear around spiders or "Willies" if we have to remove the spider from The Home. In many cases, better understanding of spiders can alleviate any slight fear of spiders. Although arachnophobia requires real treatment, there is hope for arachnofoba that want to recover from this phobia.

The CBA for most phobia focuses on desensitization. People write about their fear, watch objects that they are afraid of, and learn to turn off their response to the flight/fight. In some cases, doctors are now using virtual reality spiders so that patients can interact with "practically" real spiders and thus reduce their arachnophobia. Although this process takes time, most people with arachnophobia can learn to conquer irrational concerns of spiders. People with mild fear of spiders never have to seek treatment unless fear affects their everyday life.