Ali, what have you done?!  I’ve gone from hating spiders and not being able to sleep properly unless I inspected my bedroom (every night!), to feeling nothing at all for them.

It was embarrassing to have to call someone to get rid of a spider.  If I see one now, I scoop it up in a glass and put it outside, and that’s it.  I can’t seem to recall what it was that scared me so much before but I’ve taken your advice and not tried to analyse it.  Thank you!