A 31-year-old member asked:
can you tell me how to get over my biggest fear?
2 doctor answers • 3 doctors weighed in
Dr. Heidi Fowleranswered
Psychiatry 25 years experience
Options: Consider Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Behavior Therapy, Psychotherapy, Exposure therapy or hypnosis.
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Dr. Dean Giannoneanswered
Internal Medicine 25 years experience
Counseling.: A good therapist will have several strategies in his/her repertoire of which to appraise you in your quest to overcome this fear.
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A 38-year-old member asked:
How do I overcome fear?
4 doctor answers • 12 doctors weighed in
Dr. Kevin Windischanswered
Pediatrics 25 years experience
Any psychotherapy: Any form of psychotherapy can help with phobias. Hypnosis is one form of psychotherapy and as such can be useful in dealing with your phobia. See a trained therapist who is a member of the american society for clinical hypnosis if this is the modality of therapy you wish to try.
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A 43-year-old member asked:
How do doctors know if fears are irrational?
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Dr. Colin Kerranswered
Family Medicine 44 years experience
Irrational fear: Who is to say what is "rational"? To answer this we usually assume that a rational fear must be reasonable and capable of happening within an individual's actual context. Taking a good history and asking questions about a person's situation can help determine this, but not with 100% accuracy. It is clear that we all spend too much time worrying about what "might" happen rather than what is likely.
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A 33-year-old member asked:
How do I overcome the fears I have? Makes it hard to get up and do things.
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
Dr. Foster Carranswered
General Practice 33 years experience
Psychotherapy: Phobias are the technical name for fears and can be treated by psychotherapists.
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A 41-year-old member asked:
What are your two biggest fears and why?
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Dr. Marc Zimmermannanswered
Psychiatry 22 years experience
Rejection : Fear of rejection and fear of public speaking. I believe these have an evolutionary/hereditary basis.
5.7k viewsReviewed Jun 26, 2020
A 39-year-old member asked:
What can I do to lessen a feeling of fear?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
Dr. Kevin Passeranswered
Child Psychiatry 35 years experience
Face it: One needs to learn how to face his or her fears head on. Think of what makes you afraid until you become anxious and then, do not react or respond in anyway. Let the anxiety wash over your body. It will go away. Also, try the book stop obsessing bu edna foa and good luck.
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