Yeah I hate the way people talk about this Actual exposure therapy relies on gradual, voluntary escalation of exposure If I just randomly expose you to the source of the phobia at full force I strengthen ithttps://twitter.com/AlexandraErin/status/1386080212753043459 …
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Should I pressure them into pursuing exposure therapy so they can swim in the open ocean someday Even though swimming in the ocean is legitimately dangerous (even if sharks are an exaggerated danger), plenty of plenty die that way, and many people live happy lives never doing so
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Well obviously that depends on one basic question - is it reasonable to expect they will be able to avoid said discomfort most of their lives, or will this strategy cripple them and make them dependent on external support. Fear of dogs - you don't absolutely need to overcome.
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I think technically, in psychology, they don't diagnose it as a phobia no matter how strong the fear unless it's interfering with living their lives. So living in Ohio and not the Himalayas, my fear of falling off a cliff isn't a phobia.
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