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A member asked:
Is it true that if you have phobia of anaphylaxis for food, only thing to overcome it is to eat? even if your scared and have no food allergies?
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Phobias: I am not a great fan of the "bulldozer" approach to phobias. A consultation with a competent therapist would work much better.
Answered 5/3/2013
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Gradual exposure: Exposure based therapy for phobias or other anxiety disorders does not jump to the most feared thing first, but by working up a hierarchy from less feared to more feared items & continuing to experience the feared stimuli & not have the feared outcome occur, paired with relaxation training, the level of fear decreases & can be eliminated. Find a therapist experienced in exposure based treatment.
Answered 5/12/2016
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