which is the best way to avoid PHOBIA?
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Best way to avoid a phobia?  How about just avoid it or over come it.  I have a phobia of highs.  I don't climb ladders or anything and I don't even like to watch people go up high.  I just DON'T do what ever scares me.\n\nIf that is NOT what you ment, you need to CLEARIFY!
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Stay away from pastors & well meaning friends who tell you to get over it. They are true phobias, each with it own name. A good psychistrist can diagnoise & medicate these problems - it may need help from phychologist. Good luck. My spiders, people esp. crowds, & water are managable. Go Wolfpack- I'm back at games & sailed all weekend.
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you have to put yourself into situations involving height that are comepletely safe first. face the fear, and conquer it. I would personally start by going up to second stories of houses, and looking out the closed window at the ground. Then move on to taller buildings looking out the window, and you will gain confidence that you wont fall.
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I'm not sure there is an easy way to conquer any fear.  My suggestion is take the first step and visit some local dentist's offices.  Find one you like the looks of (clean, homey feeling, relaxed atmosphere, friendly staff) and make an appointment for an initial exam and X-rays.  This is a fairly simple and very painless visit which is great for the first time when you're nervous and scared.  Make sure they offer nitrous oxide (laughing gas).  It really makes the visits much easier.  Then ask someone you trust to go with you so that you are not alone.  Also remember don't be embarrassed about being scared, more people are scared walking in the office than are not.
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There are three ways phobias form:\nVicarious or Observational. Example, seeing someone afraid of or getting hurt by a situation. Like seeing a parent afraid of a dog.\nTraumatic Conditioning for example fear of closed- in spaces that came from being trapped in a closet at a young age or fear of heights because of a fall, fear of flying after experiencing a panic attack during an airline flight. These examples don't explain all origins of phobias. \nInformational Transmission is the third kind and is caused by being warned or told to be extremely careful about a specific object or situation. For example, hearing news about a plane crash or your parents telling you to be extremely cautious during a thunder storm. \nSome individuals are more vulnerable to develop fears and phobias. Some people feel the effects of negative experiences more strongly.  Some people can experience being trapped in an closed-in space and not become phobic.
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happpens with me too........i also want to know how to avoid it!!!
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You don't really get over the fear until you do it. Just before you go in, take a deep breath, think positive, be calm. The more you worry, the worse it is. If you look away, close your eyes, and just breathe while they are doing it, it doesn't hurt. ;)\n\nHope this helps,\nAshley
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I am assuming that you believe this is beyond the normal level of fear that a person has in this regards.  With that assumption, there are a lot of things you can do.  Get a therapist, get a self-help book on phobias or face your fears and go skydiving (just kidding).  A lot of people get over phobias by facing their fears but your case isnt appropriate for that for obvious reasons.  \n\nA therapist will teach you about irrational thinking and educate you on what choices you have in regards to what you believe, think or feel.  They will show you methods of writing down all your thoughts about it and then go through them one by one and determine if they are real or irrational - it works really well when you tackle those thoughts one by one. \n\nOr you could look up statistics and figure the real odds of something like that happening to you.  I am an "odds" person and that got me over the fear of flying.  If you are a logical person like me, that may be all you need to know to get over it.
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i dont know how prevalant it is.. but like any phobia it is not rational.. you dont need to pay a doctor tons of money to deal with it.. exposure therapy is the way to go.. \n\nthe old saying.. "face your fears" applies here..
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I never used to have any fears when i was young.  As im getting older i seem to have loads.  I tend to be too overcautious with life nowadays!  It seems mad but crossing a bridge and looking over the wall to see the ducks in the rivers water is more of now a nail-biting experience.  The only thing i can suggest is a slow step, by step to conquer the fears.  It hasn't yet worked for me, the river that is by that bridge i dread, brings alot of insecurities for me.  A friend died near their from hypertherma and think its a case for me digging up the griefing part of things..  You never know but there could be a reason behind the lift you dread to take to fifth floor.  Theres a lot of emotional tree branches that our brain tend to keep a lock onto...!  Release the locks with the keys you hold in your hand.
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first of all, get the fear out of their way
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1. Don't aggravate the scary ppl (such as the second answerer)\n2. Don't get in any fights (physical chance of skull trama, verbal stress)\n3. wash it every once in a while.\n4. Take vitamins with extra calcium
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There are several options open to you.  \n\n1. Your doctor could prescribe a medication to relax you.  You might not like this one, because you wouldn't be allowed to drive for 4 hours after taking the medication.\n\n2.  See a psychological counselor to work through your fear.  I'm afraid I don't have statistics on this.\n\n3.  Hypnosis.  Many hypnotists claim a high success rate.  I recently attended a seminar on Medical Hypnosis and was shocked by the outright lies that some licensed hypnotists tell in regards to their success rates.  It might be worth a try, but I'm much more leery of hypnosis for therapy now.\n\n4.  If your fear stems from previous bad flights.  Talk to someone about those episodes.  Explain why and what you felt.  Get it out of your system.  Then try to desensitize yourself.  Visit a small mom & pop airport.  Sit in a small plane on the ground (most small airports usually have a pilot or two that would let you sit in their small piper cub or cessna.  \n\n5.  Do somethings else that's really terrifying like bungee-jumping.  That will put all your other fears into perspective.
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Seeing a therapist would be the best way.  They will most likely use one of 2 techniques either slowly introducing what you are scared of in increasing steps. For example go in a room where u feel a bit uncomfortable, breath, relax do that for a while then go on to more claustrophobic settings.  Another method, which isn't for every one, is to enter into an extremely claustrophobic setting until you realize and internalize that you are in no real danger.
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I know it might sound a little extreme, but talking to a therapist might help you to understand what causes phobias and why you feel this way, which would make it a lot easier to confront. Hypnotherapy is supposed to be very good, and a therapist would probably be able to refer you to a reputable one.\n\nThe important thing to remember not to feel stupid about your phobia, everyone feels differently about things for a reason, the best thing you can do would be to work out what that reason is, and to try and confront it.\n\nHowever, you will need to take this slowly, don't just jump in a pond full of fish as some people have suggested because this will probably just make your fear worse.Maybe start by watching some fish in a friends tank? then perhaps progress to visiting an aquariam? you wouldn't have to spend all day in there, half an hour would be enough to prove that you can face your fears. \nYou could also try looking at the fish counter at your local supermarket or grocery store, and eventually progress to buying some fish.You wouldn't have to eat the first time, just having the courage to buy the fish and take it home would be a good step.Have you considered trying to eat fish in an unrecognizable form? fishfingers neither look nor taste like fish.Tuna steaks are delicious grilled, and taste meaty, not like fish at all.I hope some of these suggestions help.\n\nSorry, have just read your update and i can see that you do like tuna.This is really good, it shows that you are already one step closer to overcoming your phobia.Just remember to believe in yourself!
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There are many people who face different kinds of neurosis. There are also many people who have phobias. If you have had this problem for over 4 years, some books you may want read. Books that can teach people how to deal with such things. You may want to see a therapist or hypnosis. I don't know if there is a medication that will make this go away. One way to work on it, is by using exposure therapy. Start practicing doing this, when it isn't necessary, and if you have someone you feel you can trust to tell this too, have them with you as encouragement when you have to sign the documents, and continue on, taking steps to reach the goal of overcoming the neurosis. It sounds like it might be a phobia, and there are so many resources out there to help you learn how to overcome this. I wish you all the best
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drink a lot of warm water and try to get really scared