Mark Twain famously said „Do the thing you fear the most and the death of fear is certain. “ but does that really help against phobias/anxiety?

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Like diagnosed anxiety and phobias, I’m not just talking about small stuff like asking out your crush etc.

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Nnnnnot quickly in my experience, though I can’t give you any studies on this, I haven’t looked.

Doing the things you’re afraid of repeatedly can get you used to them in time, make it easier to do them. I will use getting shots as my example. I have horrible medical anxiety and now that I’m 50, I experience exactly the same level of dread and fear over shots that I always have. However, it is easier to push through that fear to get the job done. Thats been my experience. People use this technique a lot though, so my guess is that it might work better for other people than for me.

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