The way people think phobias develop is so condescending Most people who have phobias of, say, dogs, didn't get them from being spoiled sheltered children who never even saw a dog until adulthood but heard scary stories about them
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It *sucks* to go through life afraid and worried and miserable all the time but there is nothing more "natural" You want to not live like that, you need to engineer the highly "unnatural" scenario of 1) actually being safe, 2) fully believing you're safe
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And 1) is much more important than 2) Trying to make someone lose their fear of dogs in neighborhoods where feral dogs are a huge legitimate threat to their safety is trying to harm them
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"Having a calm "rational" reaction to these things in a genuine survival situation is quite likely to get you killed" Well, I would say I disagree. Not saying the opposite is true, it's just more complex. I actually usually have a calm fight or flight vibe, and it helps me a lot.
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