How To Treat Common Phobias

Medication

Seeking therapy from a professional is a pivotal part of overcoming phobic tendencies. While our instinct is to muscle through issues alone, the truth is a mental illness is a real condition that requires medical intervention to treat. In this way, therapy alone may not be the only source of reprieve.

Used in conjunction with therapy, medication can become a powerful tool. Ultimately, its job is to tone down the intensity of painful emotions so that one can experience a state of equilibrium and clarity. It can take some trial and error to get right, but once you have found the right dose of the right medicine, the intense anxiety and panic associated with a phobia will diminish and you will find life more manageable.

Before beginning a new medication, it is important to have an honest consultation with a psychiatrist who can assess symptoms and prescribe the proper dosage. Antidepressants are commonly used to treat anxiety and depression and may be given to treat various phobias. It may be difficult, but allowing yourself to be vulnerable by speaking from the heart to your mental health care team will net you the best results and treatment plan.

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