A phobia is a hypertrophied sense of fear caused by an imaginary danger. A sensible sense of fear is useful, it helps to mobilize strength in a real threat. Phobias can turn life into a nightmare. A person suffering from this mental disorder cannot fully live, as he is forced to hide from a fictitious danger all the time. Someone is afraid of a confined space, someone is afraid of public speaking, someone is afraid of spiders. There is also such a type of phobia - afobophobia, in which a person is afraid of the absence of phobias.
Instruction manual
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When encountering a source of fear, try to switch negative thoughts to positive ones. For example, with kinophobia (fear of dogs), it is not necessary to imagine the animal as a source of danger and think that the dog can bite. Concentrate your thoughts on the animal sitting on a chain and cannot break loose.
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Fight your fear, gradually approaching it. This does not mean that with arachnophobia (fear of spiders) on the first day you should start poking around in the web with a large spider in the center. At first, in the presence of a loved one, consider pictures with arachnids. When this ceases to cause horror, try to look at the dead spider from afar. Gradually reduce the distance. Over time, you will learn how to approach a living spider and maybe you can even touch it. Remember that treatment with this method takes a lot of time, but with daily exercises in a few months you will cope with your phobia.
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Try to get distracted when meeting a source of fear. Sing, read, talk - do anything that helps to switch thoughts and not think that somewhere nearby is an object or phenomenon that scares you.
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Move at the sight of a source of fear. Exercise helps burn excess adrenaline produced during a panic attack. If you can’t walk or run, squeeze and relax your muscles.
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Consult your doctor about prescribing psychotropic drugs. In half the cases, antidepressants help cope with phobias. Tranquilizers in combination with psychotherapy give an almost one hundred percent result.