I too am deathly afraid of spiders! We have cathedral ceilings in the living room and there were 2 daddy longlegs up there. My fiance tried to get them with a broom but of course they come gliding down and ran under the sofa. Needless to say I ran into the bedroom and did not come out for an hour. Everyone thinks I am a baby but I just can't help it. I freak out at work when I see one and I make someone else kill it for me. Once when I was driving on the highway one came down right in front of my face. My first (and most stupid) reaction was to hit the brakes. Luckily there was no one else on the road. Eww just thinking about them gives me the heebie jeebies!!!
You are totally not alone-hey maybe we can get through this together