How do you get over phobias?!
Question:
How do you get over phobias?
I have quite a bad fear of spiders, by the end of the summer when theres lots of them around i have been known to have panic attacks and refuse to sleep in my own house. Has anyone had any treatment or therapy or something to get over fears/ phobias and has it worked?
Answers:
Incremental Exposure: It essentially invovles coming into contact with spiders in increasing doses, starting, for example, by handling a toy spider, or a money spider. If you have panic attacks you should probably consult a professional before engaging in Incremental exposure.
Other people have tried hypnotherapy and some found it helpful.
One woman told me when she found out more about what she was scared about it and it lessened her reactions.
Aversion therapy is a form of behavior therapy in which an aversive (causing a strong feeling of dislike or disgust) stimulus is paired with an undesirable behavior in order to reduce or eliminate that behavior. I do not agree nor recommend this. Some people have had horrific experinces.
If you have panic attacks you should seek a professoinal because that is a deep phobia and no-one should suffer so greatly without experienced help.