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Can claustrophobia be turned off?
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YES!: Treatment for claustrophobia can be very successful... It usually involves psychotherapy & medication.
Answered 6/27/2012
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CBT: It can be treated, but not likely turned off. Seek a cognitive-behavioral therapist who specializes in phobias. One method they use is systematic desensitization which slowly and incrementally brings the person closer and closer to the thing they are afraid of in slow, graduated steps that help make the anxiety more tolerable.
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