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• Xanis@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Sure I can. How would you recommend I afford therapy for a phobia that only impacts my life rarely?

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  • NOT_RICK@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    My bad, I think I came across judgmental. I’ve got a heights phobia myself

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    • Xanis@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      That’s alright. Just that therapy is, unfortunately, all too often an expense that falls far down the list. Housing, food, and other bills and only then MAYBE therapy if it’s feasible. It helps, though the stress of paying it might extend your stay.

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  • MintyFresh@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Arachnophobia is weird one too. It has it’s roots so far down our brain stem from billions of years of “fuck no spider!” Like flying and confinement are phobias that happen farther up the consciousness ladder. Spiders, and to a lesser extent snakes are in our like bios settings. Came with the motherboard

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    • tooclose104@lemmy.ca ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I usually get that “this is fine” mantra going on repeat until it either touches me or I’m done and wig the fuck out of there. On the rare occasion I tell the spider we’re fine so long as we leave each other be and it’s all sunshine and rainbows. Brains are weird.

      The second there’s more than 2 or it’s bigger than a toonie I’m bringing fire though.

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      • MintyFresh@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Canadian!?!? What do you know aboot spiders!? Lol

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