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Clash City Rocker

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5. Sorry to hear that. It sounds terrible.
Tue Dec 1, 2020, 09:59 AM
Dec 2020

It sounds like it could be trypanophobia. Here’s a write-up on it that includes possible solutions. I hope it helps.

https://www.healthline.com/health/trypanophobia

Phobias are hard for other people to understand. Others may try to use logic to convince you it’s not real, but if it’s real to you, it’s real. The first person I met with a phobia had a fear of cats, and if she even saw one, she flew into a blind panic. At first, I thought she was irrational, but I learned that it’s a medical condition, and telling someone not to be phobic is about as effective as telling someone in a wheelchair to get up and walk.

Please look into solutions. Don’t just try to grit your teeth and bear it. Good luck.

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