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   Trash Panda (raccoon@stereophonic.space)'s status on Monday, 12-Jun-2023 01:07:52 JST Trash Panda

   • kaia
   @kaia So tell me Kaia, are phobias usually related to something specific? Like, those who have a phobia for spiders usually have something in common?
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     kaia (kaia@brotka.st)'s status on Monday, 12-Jun-2023 01:07:51 JST kaia

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     @raccoon
     it depends. it can be learned behavior (your parents taught you that X is very dangerous), bad experiences (you were bitten by a snake as a kid) or genetic.
     
     do you suffer from a phobia?
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     kaia (kaia@brotka.st)'s status on Monday, 12-Jun-2023 01:23:54 JST kaia

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     @raccoon
     big oof :akko_aah:
     phobias like arachnophobia can be lessened pretty reliably nowadays with therapy. and it has a lasting effect. I can highly recommend it. CBT and exposure therapy are pretty good there.
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     Trash Panda (raccoon@stereophonic.space)'s status on Monday, 12-Jun-2023 01:23:55 JST Trash Panda

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     • kaia
     @kaia Oh yeah. One so bad that if I was to make laws I would say phobias this strong are to be considered a disability. It the thing I have a phobia for are on my path I can't proceed. Now imagine if it's on your doorstep, which did happen to me.