Phobia Success Stories

A phobia of spiders or arachnophobia. Julie has moved into her new dream home, but after seeing many spiders she wants to move out. Her phobia is so bad if she wants to go to the toilet at night she has to wake her husband up to carry out a 10 minute check first.

The Speakmans want to prove scientists who say we are hardwired from birth to be frightened of spiders (arachnophobia) and snakes (ophidiophobia) wrong. To do so, they have created a clinic with three people who suffer with either arachnophobia or ophidiophobia.

Katsaridaphobia is a phobia of cockroaches, arachnophobia is a phobia of spiders and ophidiophobia is a phobia of snakes. TV presenter Jeremy Kyle is afraid of all three (plus many more creepy crawlies) adamant that he will never be able to overcome his phobias.

A fear of spiders is known as arachnophobia. Amy Hill has had a crippling phobia of spiders for as long as she remembers. When in spider season, arachnophobes such as Amy suffer so much more from panic attacks and anxiety, becoming a prisoner in their own home if a spider is present.

A fear of spiders is commonly known as arachnophobia. For Selling Sunset star Chelsea Lazkani, her phobia of spiders has become so intense, she sees the image of spiders in her mind even when they’re not there.

Arachnophobia is a fear of spiders. Stanley has had a debilitating phobia of the creepy crawlies since the age of 2, ever since his sister was bitten by a black widow spider.

A fear of spiders (arachnophobia) is one of the most common phobias in the world. Donna's phobia has had a crippling effect on her life, always being on high alert in fear of encountering a spider — having had arachnophobia for almost 50 years.

Arachnophobia is a fear of spiders. It’s one of the world's most common phobias, with some believing venomous spiders led to the evolution of this fear. Dan Copper’s fear of spiders debilitates him in everyday life.