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Can you tell me how i could get over my fear of needles and blood?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Phobias: Trypanophobia = fear of needles. Hemophobia = Fear of blood. Consider Cognitive Behavior, Behavioral Therapy, Psychotherapy, Exposure therapy or hypnosis.

Answered 6/22/2014

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Dr. Barbara Lavi answered

Specializes in Clinical Psychology

There are a few: Techniques that can work fairly quickly. Cognitive behavioral therapy using progressive desensitization (learning to relax ; then imagining the phobic event from least to most anxiety provoking image while relaxed. I usually do this using hypnosis as a relaxation technique, but you can use other relaxation methods. Find a therapist ; you will be able to get relief fairly quickly.

Answered 9/28/2016

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CBT: 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.

Answered 3/19/2015

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