arachnophobe
Dreads eight legs
An arachnophobe is a person with an intense, irrational fear of spiders.
The phobia is among the most common, affecting people who may know intellectually that most spiders are harmless but still experience panic or revulsion: As an arachnophobe, she couldn't even look at pictures of tarantulas.
Web-spinning eight-legged creatures
- tarantulasLarge hairy spiders
- arachnidsEight-legged invertebrates
- creepy-crawliesSmall scuttling creatures
- websSpun silk structures
eight-legged · scuttling · venomous · cobwebs · crawling · hairy · fangs · legs
Involuntary shaking motion
- sweatingMoisture through pores
- hyperventilatingBreathing abnormally fast
- panicUncontrollable sudden fear
- freezingExtremely cold
screaming · crying · nausea · dizziness · shaking · paleness · goosebumps · wide-eyed
Flight from captivity
- fleeDepart swiftly from threat
- recoilBackward force from discharge
- retreatSanctuary or withdrawal
- shunDeliberately keep away
vacuum · tissue · hypervigilance · scanning · preemptive
Curative mental treatment
- exposureState of being unprotected
- CBTPsychological treatment abbreviation
- desensitizationReduced response over time
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
psychologist · coping · relaxation · hypnotherapy · self-help · overcoming · confronting · progress
spiders
Web-spinning eight-legged creatures
- tarantulasLarge hairy spiders
- arachnidsEight-legged invertebrates
- creepy-crawliesSmall scuttling creatures
webs · eight-legged · scuttling · venomous · cobwebs · crawling · hairy · fangs · legs · corners
trembling
Involuntary shaking motion
- sweatingMoisture through pores
- hyperventilatingBreathing abnormally fast
- panicUncontrollable sudden fear
freezing · screaming · crying · nausea · dizziness · shaking · paleness · goosebumps · wide-eyed · gasping
escape
Flight from captivity
shun · vacuum · tissue · hypervigilance · scanning · preemptive
therapy
Curative mental treatment
- exposureState of being unprotected
- CBTPsychological treatment abbreviation
- desensitizationReduced response over time
counseling · psychologist · coping · relaxation · hypnotherapy · self-help · overcoming · confronting · progress · recovery
- phobicsclaustrophobe, hydrophobe, germaphobe, technophobe, homophobe