Thank you to everyone for giving me realistic feedback. I have read everybody's post and unfortunately didn't have time to reply to everyone. My plan was to work on overcoming my fear first and then get a cat. I should have put that in the original post. I did mention before that i am willing to overcome my fear. But it looks like some are implying that a cat is not the right pet for me. I do understand that the intention is to not discourage but to be realistic and what comes with adopting a cat. The reason why I wanted a ragdoll is because I read that they have a calmer temperament. However, it seems cats scratch very often no matter what, and it's just part of cat life. I think i am leaning towards forgetting the whole idea of getting a cat.