What should I do if I have a phobia

Because of human instinct, there are always things that make us afraid. This is very normal, so don't be too scared. But some people are afraid of everything. This is caused by the phobia in the body. Phobia, like other diseases, should have a particularly great impact on a person's life. So what should be done when someone suffers from a phobia?

1. Forced therapy:

The doctor asks you to stand on a busy street, or asks you to stand in front of the opposite sex or thing that you fear, using huge psychological stimulation to treat phobia.

2. Situational therapy:

In an imaginary space, constantly simulate scenes of social phobia and relive the events in which the symptoms occur, so that you dare to face such scenes and adapt to this anxious and tense environment.

3. Hypnotherapy:

Hypnosis treatment for phobia is a deep psychological treatment that uses hypnosis to enter the client's subconscious mind, understand the cause of the disease, and then eliminate the root of the inner fear from the client's subconscious mind.

4. Cognitive therapy:

In cognitive therapy for phobias, doctors must first help patients build confidence in treatment and analyze the object of their fear. Point out that the reason for fear is due to the lack of cognitive reflection. If you want to overcome fear, you must first know yourself. We need to help them uncover the root cause of fear, understand the content of fear, calculate the degree of fear, and measure the probability of fear. Only in this way can patients correctly evaluate their position in the environment. This method can also be called "personal positioning method."

5. Systematic desensitization method:

This is currently considered the safest and most effective behavioral therapy for treating phobias. In this method, the doctor sets a "step" fear value and gradually exposes the patient to fear-inducing objects and places. The patient's senses are gradually stimulated, and the degree of fear of the stimulation gradually decreases, eventually achieving complete disappearance of the symptoms. This method is relatively mild and easily accepted by patients. The disadvantage is that the treatment time is long and the effect is slow to occur.

6. Exposure therapy:

This is an incremental behavioral therapy approach. This method is based on certain psychological counseling, and suddenly places the phobic patient in front of the feared thing or in the place. Making it impossible for them to escape, thereby stimulating an extreme reaction in their heart. After the stimulation, the patient is not actually harmed by the object of fear, thus establishing an understanding of the object of fear and eliminating the fear psychology. The advantage of this method is that the disease is cured quickly. The disadvantage is that the patient must have certain physical conditions, otherwise the patient may become overly frightened and faint. Therefore, when conducting exposure therapy, one must also have certain rescue knowledge and be equipped with certain rescue equipment.

1. Normal people’s fear Normal people may also have fear of certain things or situations, such as poisonous snakes, ferocious beasts, dark and silent environments, etc. The key is to consider comprehensively the rationality of the fear, the frequency of occurrence, the degree of fear, whether it is accompanied by autonomic nervous system symptoms (such as shortness of breath, sweating, palpitations, etc.), whether it obviously affects social functions, whether there is avoidance behavior, etc. Avoidance means that the patient knows that the degree of fear is disproportionate to the actual danger, but he still chooses to avoid it. If he does not avoid it, it is not considered pathological.

2. Some depressive disorders are accompanied by short-term fear. Some fears, especially agoraphobia, are also accompanied by depressed mood. The coexistence of phobia and depression can aggravate the fear. The diagnosis is based on whether the diagnostic criteria for each disorder are met at that time. If the patient meets the criteria for a depressive disorder before the onset of fear symptoms, the diagnosis of a depressive disorder is given priority.

Phobia Examination 1. A marked and persistent excessive or unreasonable fear caused by the appearance or mention of specific things or situations (such as flying, climbing, animals, injections, and bleeding).

Phobia Examination 2. Exposure to the phobic stimulus almost inevitably provokes an immediate anxiety reaction, which can manifest as a panic attack that is conditioned or arranged by the situation.

Phobia Examination 3. The patient recognizes that the fear is excessive or irrational and avoids the feared situation or endures intense anxiety pain.

Phobia Examination 4. Avoidance of uneasy expectations or pain in feared situations that greatly disrupt the patient's daily life, work (or study), social activities or interpersonal relationships. Phobia causes obvious pain.