ArachNOphobia

My friend says I should write a post about how I have a problem because of how much I don't like spiders. But I say THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM. It is normal to dislike a venomous, evil, loathsome creature such as the spider. So I am just EXTRA normal. And I don't want to talk about it anymore.

What I would like to talk about is... well... damn it. Now that I've brought them up, I can't think about anything else. :( I really, really despise spiders. I do have to take issue with the word "arachnophobia" though.

Arachnophobia is defined in different places as different things. Wikipedia says that it's is "a specific phobia, the fear of spiders and other arachnids such as scorpions." The other arachnids are not the ones I have a problem with, however. Scorpions, though I've never confronted one personally, don't make me feel like I'm going to vomit. Same for ticks, which are also arachnids... those don't freak me out either. The medical dictionary gets more specific, though, saying it's "an abnormal fear of spiders."

Umm... can somebody please explain to me exactly what might be normal about liking spiders? I say THAT is a disorder: arachnophilia. Yeah, let's add that one to the Wiktionary: arachnophilia - n. the abnormal love of spiders.