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> you can't be just rational and the fear will disappear.

Are you sure? I find that mentally walking through a checklist of true-true facts makes my sweating/shaking/vomiting go away (for a while)




> Are you sure? I find that mentally walking through a checklist of true-true facts makes my sweating/shaking/vomiting go away (for a while)

Calming thoughts certainly can help, that's the whole idea behind the Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.

But it might not work that easily for everyone and for every fear, and it also depends how much you're feared, because you certainly can't calm down a panic attack with a few thoughts.

One should just be aware that what works for one person might not work for another.




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