This always happens.
I watched a show on phobias on the Tyra Banks show (terrible show that is! LOL) and this woman had a fear of pennies... And OH they got a tank and filled it up with pennies, putting an expensive watch in the middle. The woman then (after a couple of tears and a few shakes of the hand) managed to overcome this "crippling" phobia. Clearly, we would all quickly overcome emet if we were offered material things/money.
Everyone has fears, not phobias. I don't like spiders, I jump when I see one and I might leave the room, but I'm definitely not phobic - it doesn't alter my life. Does that make sense?
However, I saw bits of a show on phobias/panic attacks Oprah did yeaaaars ago... Still haven't seen the actual thing (it was with Jonathon Knight for New Kids on the Block) and it looked very reasonable compared to most. The people on the show (I think one woman was agoraphobic)were led through graded exposure for a week with someone who was qualified and they didn't make it out to be weird but recognised it for the illness it is!
I'm generally very interested in watching the perception of anxiety/panic/phobia in the media. Normally it's completely wrong lol - did anyone see the storyline with Cameron having OCD in Hollyoaks in the Uk? Evidence enough!
I traded my dreams for this mess of memories,
And they just stopped working for me.
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