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Where can i get officially diagnosed for a phobia? do doctors treat these?

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Yes: Mental health professionals diagnose and treat this disorder with medication and psychotherapy.

Answered 1/20/2015

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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 3/20/2015

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