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Phobias are stimulus that invoke a strong response of discomfort, fear and
sometimes terror.
We offer therapy for phobias in Harrisburg, NC
Many people will go out of their ways to avoid the stimulus that triggers a person to have panic symptoms that can in turn prohibit one from functioning in their normal day to day activities and take over their lives. It is estimated that around 15-20 million people in the United States have a phobia. Phobias are usually a result of a irrational thought.
Cognitive Behavioral therapy has been proven to be effective on treating specific types of phobia by addressing ways to control somatic symptoms, challenging irrational thoughts, and increasing emotion management. One of the most effective way of treating phobias is using gradual exposure in a safe way to the stimulus to assist the person in overcoming fears.
Here are some following phobias that are treated in the clinic :
- Acrophobia- extreme fear of heights
- Arachnophobia- fear of spiders
- Agoraphobia- fear of crowded or wide open spaces
- Anthropophobia- fear of people
- Astraphobia- the fear of storms that produce lightening and thunder
- Claustrophobia- the fear of tight spaces
- Aerophobia- the fear of flying in an airplane
- Glossophobia- the fear of speaking in public
- Trypanophobia- fear of needles
- Vehophobia- the fear of driving (Perhaps you had a car accident or fear having one)
- Nyctophobia- fear of the dark
- Social phobia- fear of social situations
- (Social awkwardness)
- Fear of an MRI machine
