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What can i do to get over my fear of getting sick?
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See a psychologist : You need an assessment and psychotherapy to help you overcome your fear.
Answered 3/15/2015
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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 3/21/2015
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