real answer for when youre actually too scared to actually do (thing); do something that reminds you of it scared.
maybe youre scared of being near spiders, you can look at less frightening ones online. if you panic and physically cannot bring yourself to intentionally view them, try reading or listening to audio about them. i would highly suggest this because it wont just remind you of them, it will demystify them. then you can work up to looking at the cute ones. (I CANNOT RECOMMEND JUMPING SPIDERS ENOUGH pet jumping spider videos no joke cured my mom who wouldnt go in a room tjat had a spider in it without panicing for like 3 days after seeing even a spider too small to bite. she couldnt just do it scared but you know what she could do scared, peeking from behind her fingers? look at people's fuzzy, big eyed, compact and less spindly adored pets)
same if youre scared of needles, i saw someone talking about hrt say he would just hold the needle in his hand for a few seconds, then he was able to carry it around for awhile while doing other stuff, then tap it against himself while the needle is still capped, and after a long time he can do injections.
just thinking about it is the first step of many and at the top of the staircase? doing it scared lol
but no joke if you have a serious fear of something that is hindering your life take the babiest steps imaginable. you have to take a lot of them BUT you wont retraumatize yourself and make it worse forcing yourself into impossible situations that will only make you break down. and ypur life will be better.
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