Phobias have become a faithful companion of many people in a modern hectic and hasty time. Fear of heights or confined spaces, fear of loneliness or public speaking often accompany people throughout their lives, taking away the opportunity to breathe deeply and enjoy the gifts that fate gives them. In such cases, fears need to be worked out and get rid of phobias, learn to overcome them as they arise.
Instruction manual
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A phobia is an unreasonable anxiety state that can be accompanied by a panic attack. The roots of the obsessive states usually lie in the impressions of childhood and adolescence, but hidden in the "closet of the soul" they remain with the person and follow him like a shadow, now growing, then disappearing.
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The most unpleasant thing is that obsessive fears interfere with a person’s life and often do not allow themselves to be realized. In addition, lead to somatic manifestations. Such, for example, as an increase in blood pressure and shortness of breath, up to asphyxiation.
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If you experience such sensations, for example, being in the elevator or stepping on the stage, you first of all need to restore your breath. To do this, take a short strong breath and long exhale and repeat this at least 10 times. After breathing becomes even, you can already adequately respond to the situation.
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If we are talking about a permanent fear of heights, darkness or large crowds, there are several ways to overcome it yourself. One of them is to portray your fear in the form of a drawing, crafts or describe it on paper. You can even write a tale of your concern. After that, the result of creation is torn, broken or altered. So you can deal with any gnawing feeling.
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Another way to overcome obsessive fear is to accept it. This means doing things in spite of your fear. For example, if you are afraid of heights, go to the mountains or jump from a parachute, if you are afraid of public speaking, recite poems in the park or distribute leaflets, sweets in the square, for example. Yes, this requires a will, but the result is really worth it.
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Unfortunately, not all phobias can be defeated in this way. They can be associated with the fear of death, and with the intimate side of life (fear of impotence, infertility, defloration) and with the fear of acquiring an incurable disease (cancer or AIDS). In these cases, the previous approaches will not work or even exacerbate the situation. Or, for example, manic jealousy that occurs in people who abuse alcohol, also can not be corrected with the help of art therapy or actions towards obsessive anxiety.
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Of course, we can say that it is important to work on yourself, to develop the inner world, but some fears are so deep in childhood that it is simply impossible to remember and understand independently what the reason is and what really causes panic.
In such cases, contact a psychologist or other specialist who can conduct an in-depth analysis and understand what is the reason, provide real help.