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?

Question

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

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Answer 1

Exposure therapy is one of the most common forms. Yes facing your fear can help a lot.
There is still nuance to this, and you can have differnet levels of exposing you to that fear(videos etc).

But the core idea is to face what you fear to learn not to fear it.