I spent 35 years being terrified of spiders after a huntsman(think scrawny tarantula) jumped on my face when I was a child. Got the shudders being in a room with one- knew they are harmless but couldnt deal with them.
A couple of months ago we were at a local do (small stone hall in middle of scrub, bonfire, locals playing rock&roll ), put my stubbie down on the ground for a minute. Took another swig, and felt something in my mouth. Yes, you guessed it. Tried to spit the bugger out but it was hanging on. To cut the story short, I eventually spat it out, threw up and promptly fainted much to the sympathy and amusement of all. Amazing thing is, now they dont bother me at all. The worst has happened! Nothing could be worse than that. So avoid years of debilitating terror and just eat one. Or drink out of a glass so they dont hide in the neck of your stubbie