Easier would be a rosehair T. I was also quite scared of spiders, and I find that owning a T did not help me overcome it. I had to overcome it myself. My rose hair is great, she eats good, I can take her out, she's not mean or fiesty. Just after handling her make sure you wash your hands because the hairs fall off, and if you don't wash your hands good and you end up touching your eyes, it will make you ich for a few days. I useto breed scorpions on the other hand, Emperors are nice, but if you can't keep the humidity up with good air flow then you will get mold.

So if you get a emperor, get the eco earth bedding, get 2 flower pots, well 1 flower pot, and 1 flower pot dish, put the dish upside down on an angle with a small size opening, and for the flower pot do the same thing, your emperor will choose the flower pot dish, so you might as well get 2 of those. I've been stung by a few emperors, and i've even been stung on the lip once, feels identical to a bee sting, maybe a little less painful. Another thing to be aware of is people keep emperors comunal so you may end up getting a gravid one, and just make sure you keep the feeding proper.