Do you have a phobia that absolutely leaves you paralyzed or hysterical?

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My phobia is spiders, very common. I can handle just about anything else, snakes, bugs, lizards, whatever. But spiders do me in, everytime. I used to be so arachnaphobic that even teeny-tiny spiders would leave me in tears. I have since gotten past that and can squish the little buggers without thinking twice. But if I come acoss something bigger, like a wolf spider, I totally lose it. My husband thinks it is funny, my reaction, but he doesn't seem to realize exactly what I am going through. I get chills, start to sweat, can't breathe, my heart is in my throat, I shake uncontrollably, get hysterical, crying and screaming. If I see the spider and it moves, even a fraction of an inch, I want to throw up. If the spider is in my house, I can't sleep for days, I'm constantly thinking, "Is it dead? Are there more? Will I wake up and feel it crawling on me?" I can't stand spiders. What is your fear/phobia that really sets you off?