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Help! i need to get over my phobia asap! who can i talk to?
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A CBT therapist: Will probably be a good choice. But do try to demand quality rather than speed. Measure the benefit in ways that will pay off in the long run.
Answered 6/21/2020
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Graded Exposure: Most effective therapy = systematic desensitization. Involves facing/exposing yourself to the feared object/situation but gradually, in progressive steps (e.g., from looking at photo of spider, to holding toy spider, right up to holding live one). At each step, u experience fear but "stay w/ it" until ur level of fear drops/you feel relaxed. See: http://bit.Ly/xwlhyf anxiety/cbt expert can help!
Answered 12/10/2013
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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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