I am definitely afraid of spiders. Two years ago, I was bitten by a brown recluse spider on my elbow. The next day, my elbow was beet red and swollen by the next day my arm was swollen too. It was like it was on fire and I could not let anything touch it. When I went to the doctor, he immediatly put me in the hospital. I was on IV antibiotics for 3 days after which I ended up in surgery followed by a cast on my arm. My whole summer was wasted as I could not do anything with my arm. Finally ended up in therapy and all ended well.