Arachnophobes Anonymous

Welcome to Arachnophobes Anonymous! We exist to provide aid and emotional support to those who struggle with arachnophobia and their family members. We have resources for every size and shape of differently-feared individual. Feel free to browse, but try not to carouse.

We recognize that for some extreme arachnophobes, even words such as "spider" and "arachnophobia" can be too frightening to read. Therefore, out of respect for our brothers and sisters, we will call them "fluffy muffins" from now on.

Wiktionary defines a phobia as

An irrational or obsessive fear or anxiety, usually of or about something particular.

However, for many, fluffymuffinophobia is far from irrational. It is true that several fluffy muffins are venomous, and some can even kill. Since most of us do not know off the tops of our heads which fluffy muffins are venomous and which aren't, it is quite rational to avoid all of them, as your life is much more important than your dignity.

This is why we are committed to educating you, our lovely viewers, on which fluffy muffins are dangerous and which are harmless, so that you can work toward positively channeling your fears. While virtually all fluffy muffins have venom, very few pose a threat to humans, other than looking really really nasty.

If you're in North America, pretty much any fluffy muffin you run into will be harmless. In fact, usually the biggest and nastiest fluffy muffins are the safest ones. However, they're also really really nasty, and that just can't be helped. You should stay away from them anyway. They're proud, gentle creatures that deserve to be left alone. Ugh.

For more information on how to find help, see here.