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What would be a good way to take care of a phobia?
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CBT: Consider cognitive behavioral therapy. It can be very effective for the treatment of phobias.
Answered 7/27/2013
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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.
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