subject: Kick Your Fear of Spiders [print this page] Panic from arachnophobia can be set off by the mere thought or an image of a spider. True spider phobia, as will all phobias, are much different than in those people who just don't like spiders or whatever the fear may be. To continue with the spider example, even if a person feels there MIGHT be spiders at a place, they'll experience great anxiety prior to going somewhere. Because of this sort of phobia, it can be a determining element in choosing where to holiday, or live, or work and so on. Like any good shrink might tell you, these phobias are usually brought about due to earlier events in life. Phobics tend to believe these earlier life events had to be highly memorable or traumatic. Truth is, most never even remember the actual event that triggered their fears. The mind can develop a phobia in only an instant of a scary or startling event.
