I’m sure we’ve done this before, but I guess it’s time to do it again.
In Orwell’s *1984, *there’s a “Room 101,” which is a torture chamber. For each victim, the room contains the one thing that is his “worst nightmare.” For the book’s protagonist, the room contains rats.
For me, it would contain maggots . . . about five feet deep.
For my wife, it would be worms, or slugs, or both.
For me, flying bugs - or cockroaches. I used to deliver and pick up furniture for a rental business. Cockroaches galore in some houses, especially in televisions and appliances. I hated those things.
A room with no light, mirrored walls, and a single, large spider.
Separately, the first two are no problem for me; however, putting me in a dark room with a mirror is pure torture. I have no clue why it bothers me so much, it just does. As for the spider, they just plain creep me out.
It’d leave me a gibbering mess in a matter of minutes.