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<blockquote data-quote="smallworld" data-source="post: 396245" data-attributes="member: 2423"><p>You talk about "control," but the very definition of phobia talks about "lack of control." A phobia is:<em></em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>An irrational, persistent fear </em><em>of certain situations, objects, activities, or persons. The main symptom of a phobia </em><em>is the excessive, unreasonable desire to avoid the feared subject. When the fear is beyond one's control, or if the fear is interfering with daily life, then a diagnosis of a phobia </em><em>can be made.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em></em>I can only speak for my daughter's food phobia, but she was paralyzingly anxious about putting food in her mouth. She thought she would choke and die if she ate. It was only when we treated her with desensitization, cognitive behavioral therapy and appropriate anti-anxiety medications that her phobia went away and she began to eat. In her case, it was not about control. Today she is a healthy and happy 12-year-old. To look at her now you would never know that she almost starved herself to death because of her choking phobia. </p><p></p><p>My own personal opinion is that you should consult the professionals before you decide on a course of treatment for your daughter. But I'm not a doctor either.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systematic_desensitization" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systematic_desensitization</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smallworld, post: 396245, member: 2423"] You talk about "control," but the very definition of phobia talks about "lack of control." A phobia is:[I] An irrational, persistent fear [/I][I]of certain situations, objects, activities, or persons. The main symptom of a phobia [/I][I]is the excessive, unreasonable desire to avoid the feared subject. When the fear is beyond one's control, or if the fear is interfering with daily life, then a diagnosis of a phobia [/I][I]can be made. [/I]I can only speak for my daughter's food phobia, but she was paralyzingly anxious about putting food in her mouth. She thought she would choke and die if she ate. It was only when we treated her with desensitization, cognitive behavioral therapy and appropriate anti-anxiety medications that her phobia went away and she began to eat. In her case, it was not about control. Today she is a healthy and happy 12-year-old. To look at her now you would never know that she almost starved herself to death because of her choking phobia. My own personal opinion is that you should consult the professionals before you decide on a course of treatment for your daughter. But I'm not a doctor either. [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systematic_desensitization"][/URL] [/QUOTE]
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