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Treatment of Phobias (cont.)
Most people don't go to a therapist until their particular fear makes a big impact in their life. Their new job may be located at the top of a skyscraper, and they're afraid of heights. Their fiance may be planning a Hawaiian vacation, and they're scared to fly. Jackson, of Alabama, says stigma doesn't really hold too many people back. The generation of people just beginning to face their phobias has been exposed to so much information about stress management and obsessive-compulsive disorders that phobias have lost their shame. "In my experience, it seems as though people are much more willing to accept fears and phobias," Jackson says. "It just doesn't seem to be as big a deal." |
