Hi Stephen,
thanks for your feedback and for your questions.
Insects were my only chronic "conscious" fear. There are definitely more fears in my life (fear of death, fear of not being enough, etc) and psychedelics had an effect on them, but this part for another time.
No, I didn't deal with the issue through CBT or EFT. I tried CBT a couple of times for different issues but it didn't resonate with me. I'm a fan of EFT but I rarely stick to it.
Thanks for the hint towards Jules Evans! Just followed him and will read through some of his articles later.
Take care,
Eva