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I've had a phobia of specifically medical needles since childhood and i don't know the cause, neither do my parents. how can i get rid of this phobia?
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Trypanophobia: Fear of needles (trypanophobia) often responds very well to cognitive behavioral therapy. Take care.
Answered 11/27/2017
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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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