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If you have an intense fear of anaphylaxis and food allergy (especially nuts). how can you overcome this? i do not have any allergies. exposure? or?
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Managing anxiety:: The most effective treatment for anxiety is relaxation training coupled with cognitive therapy that helps you modify the thoughts, perceptions and beliefs that trigger the anxiety. Learning to calm your body and your mind is the key. You can learn these skills on your own, but having a mental health professional "coach" you is quicker and more effective. Entrenched anxiety may require meds.
Answered 5/12/2016
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Yep, Exposure: Consider facing this fear little by little. A phobia =intense, irrational fear. An obsession =intrusive thought. See anxiety expert 4 careful diagnosis. Cognitive-behavioral therapy -particularly the behavioral component involving exposure to the fear(s) (usually gradual)- is considered the most effective treatment. A clinical psychologist who specializes in phobias, anxiety, ocd can help.
Answered 12/9/2013
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