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Dec 2, 2013 1:22 PM
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So.. IN PSYCHOLOGY (Most of my topics come from thinking in class)
we were learning different methods to conquering fear, the two most basic and most common being Exposure and Flooding.

Exposure is being exposed to small amount and getting habituated with it so you can move up, and is a slow way of getting rid of a phobia
Examples
A fear of snakes would be cured by being exposed to one baby snake and then moving your way up sizes of snakes
A fear of heights would be cured by going to the top of a house, and then a bigger building and constantly making your way up

Flooding is being exposed to the most extreme to set a new standard and is a fast way of getting rid of a phobia
Examples
A fear of snakes would be cured by being exposed to an Andaconda or Reticulated Python and even though you are scared of those, smaller snakes would not compare.
A fear of heights would be going to a tourist attraction tower and standing on the "See Through" panels and again, even if you were scared of it, being ontop of an office building isn't as bad.

Which is your preferred way? Exposure or Flooding? Or do you prefer to just avoid your fear?
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Dec 2, 2013 1:25 PM
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I conquer my fear of heights by staying far away from heights.
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I have a fear of going in front of a class to speak and to conquer it I take deep breaths and go with the flow. :)
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I have a fear of cosplaying as a Japanese schoolgirl due to the presence of tentacle monsters in my area. I'm not sure what to do.
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Dec 2, 2013 1:26 PM
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You CAN'T conqueror fear, You learn to live with it.
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I imagine the flooding method could backfire easily and create an unnecessary trauma, only making the situation worse. Though it worked for me pretty well with some of my fears as a kid.
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Supercolin said:
I have a fear of going in front of a class to speak and to conquer it I take deep breaths and go with the flow. :)

This is more like anxiety and/or nervousness rather than fear.
Dec 2, 2013 1:28 PM
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I have a fear of cosplaying as a Japanese schoolgirl due to the presence of tentacle monsters in my area. I'm not sure what to do.
I'd call your local average high school student to comfort your fears with his blissful cock.
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Asap_ said:
Feels said:
I have a fear of cosplaying as a Japanese schoolgirl due to the presence of tentacle monsters in my area. I'm not sure what to do.
I'd call your local average high school student to comfort your fears with his blissful cock.


Would that be exposure or flooding?
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To conquer fear you must become fear.
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I don't.
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Feels said:
Asap_ said:
Feels said:
I have a fear of cosplaying as a Japanese schoolgirl due to the presence of tentacle monsters in my area. I'm not sure what to do.
I'd call your local average high school student to comfort your fears with his blissful cock.


Would that be exposure or flooding?

What happened to my thread ;_;
Dec 2, 2013 1:33 PM

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I think to myself; what would Lemmy, Harlock, Triple H, Guts and Kenshiro do?
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I think to myself; what would Lemmy, Harlock, Khali, Guts and Kenshiro do?

You made some mistakes.
I fixed them for you though
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I think to myself; what would Lemmy, Harlock, Khali, Guts and Kenshiro do?

You made some mistakes.
I fixed them for you though


Khali is retarded though

Lemmy is the biggest source of inspiration I need, then Harlock
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Feels said:
Asap_ said:
Feels said:
I have a fear of cosplaying as a Japanese schoolgirl due to the presence of tentacle monsters in my area. I'm not sure what to do.
I'd call your local average high school student to comfort your fears with his blissful cock.
Would that be exposure or flooding?
Smooth exposure leading to a change of preference.

You'll get used to having floppy cylinders shoved up your anus. Soon enough, a tentacle will become a daily affair just like a strawberry smoothie with orange juice for breakfast.
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I just try to avoid what scares me. The one thing that scares me the most I can't even avoid, so I question myself a lot why I'm scared of it...
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"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself." - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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I'm old enough to avoid it altogether rather than "conquer" my fears.

So much for being an adult.
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Khali is retarded though

Lemmy is the biggest source of inspiration I need, then Harlock

Khali has the chin of justice.
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Dec 2, 2013 1:45 PM

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By watching this music video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOmo5m6I738

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I run and pretend it doesn't exist? That's healthy, right?
I probably regret this post by now.
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Emnay said:
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Khali is retarded though

Lemmy is the biggest source of inspiration I need, then Harlock

Khali has the chin of justice.


No, Lemmy's beard IS justice
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I get other people to get rid of it for me.. like fucking spiders
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Asap_ said:
Feels said:
Asap_ said:
Feels said:
I have a fear of cosplaying as a Japanese schoolgirl due to the presence of tentacle monsters in my area. I'm not sure what to do.
I'd call your local average high school student to comfort your fears with his blissful cock.
Would that be exposure or flooding?
Smooth exposure leading to a change of preference.

You'll get used to having floppy cylinders shoved up your anus. Soon enough, a tentacle will become a daily affair just like a strawberry smoothie with orange juice for breakfast.


I'm sure it won't be too bad, I wonder what it tastes like afterward. Jelly? Do different-colored tentacle monsters have different tasting semen? Interesting, I think this is helping me overcome my fear of tentacle monsters.
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Funny that no one scares death, or what happens after death
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Funny that no one scares death


I scared Death once, now he's to afraid to come and get me.
I probably regret this post by now.
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Higashi_no_Kaze said:
-Zeaos said:
Funny that no one scares death


I scared Death once, now he's to afraid to come and get me.

You totally shouldn't have said that ;)
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I had some fears as a kid, and I just went ballz deep and 'flooded' them.

I was scared of snakes: My neighbour had a python. I would just force myself to go there every other day to play with said snake. After a while I started liking the beasty to the point I actually was very sad when it died.

Now? I am fearless.
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I don't. I viciously avoid the thing until the pain/anxiety/whatever becomes greater than the fear.

At least with most things. My fear of spiders has slightly decreased due to every videogame ever always having giant spiders for some reason. (Although if one touched me I'd have a heart attack)
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If I were afraid of snakes/insects/clowns/whatever, I think I could live with that.
I imagine fear of heights can be inconvenient though, so I'd try to conquer it, probably with flooding, because I'm impatient.

As for my actual fears... Most of them are rational and not really something you would want to conquer with these methods.
For example I fear that I'm going to end up homeless. It seems more probable every day, but all I can do is work hard not to let it happen.
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Taking my fear head on of course. I don't give a shit if you came in my house by accident Mr. Cockroach, I'm killing your arse
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Taking my fear head on of course. I don't give a shit if you came in my house by accident Mr. Cockroach, I'm killing your arse
Pretty much this. I'm so scared of heights that I get nervous when using escalators. Did all the heights related rides at the nearby amusement park. Next stop: skydiving.
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When I'm scared, I stop being scared and be awesome instead.

I also punch spiders, that helps me not fear those little spawns of satan.
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I avoid it. Which is why I'll never step foot in a plane. My second fear I conquer by killing any spider within my sight.
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I also punch spiders, that helps me not fear those little spawns of satan.
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My second fear I conquer by killing any spider within my sight.
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avoidance/prevention is better than cure
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Reciprocal said:
I think to myself; what would Harlock do?

Came here to say ^this
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Isaiah_Mustafa said:
I also punch spiders, that helps me not fear those little spawns of satan.
Kobapo said:
My second fear I conquer by killing any spider within my sight.
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Buy a gun.
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I used to avoid them, but I became so tired of it that I eventually started with exposure.
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Fear is a friend that is trying to preserve you, ensure your safety and peace of mind, it's not wise to go against it.
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I have a fear of heights, and I went bungee jumping (192 m). I'm debating on going skydiving later, but the thought literally gets me close to a heart attack.
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Feels said:
I have a fear of cosplaying as a Japanese schoolgirl due to the presence of tentacle monsters in my area. I'm not sure what to do.


Don't worry, tentacle monsters are equipped with trap and ugly sensors. They won't touch you.
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i deal with my fears by being open to them. if you are totally open to fear in the moment and allow it to really run its course rather than avoid it, you will be dealing with that fear, and see that it is actually nothing to worry about. 'nothing to fear but fear itself' is a powerful quote that has really helped me out in life.
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if its a physical challenge, like skiing a slope thats too advanced for you, or jumping off a big cliff (into water) i just turn it off. i just flick some switch in my head. i figure if it scares me i better just do it, then i'll feel a bit of temporary pride in myself ^^

conquering social fears is much harder. if i'm in a room full of people i don't know, its easy. but if its relatives i freak out. beats me!
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I have a fear of cosplaying as a Japanese schoolgirl due to the presence of tentacle monsters in my area. I'm not sure what to do.


Don't worry, tentacle monsters are equipped with trap and ugly sensors. They won't touch you.


What the fuck did you just fucking say about me, you little shit? I’ll have you know I graduated top of Japan and I’m responsible for heart attacks of criminals world wide, and I have 124,925 confirmed kills. I trained myself to be the best in a battle of wits and I’m the god of this new world. You are nothing to me but just another name. I will wipe you the fuck out in a method that you can’t even comprehend, mark my fucking words. You think you can get away with saying that shit to me over the internet? Think again fucker. As we speak I am contacting all my followers and your personal file is being brought to my location right now so you better prepare for the storm, maggot. The storm that wipes out the pathetic little thing you call your life. You’re fucking dead, kid. I can be anywhere, anytime and kill you in over 2 million differant ways, and that’s just with my notebook. Not only am I extensively trained in finding out your name, but I have access to the entire arsenal of over 30 thousand world wild followers and I will use them to their full extent to wipe your miserable ass off the face of this continent, you little shit. If only you could have known what holy retribution your little “clever” statement was about to bring down upon you, maybe you would of held you fucking tounge. But you couldn’t, you didn’t, and now you’re paying the price, you god damn idiot. I will shit fury all over you and you will drown in it. You’re fucking dead, kiddo
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if i'm in a room full of people i don't know, its easy. but if its relatives i freak out. beats me!


that makes sense to me...if it's new people then you can always just walk away...relatives its not so simple and the consequences are more long term. thats why family problems can be unbelievably frustrating lol
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Feels said:
Monad said:
Feels said:
I have a fear of cosplaying as a Japanese schoolgirl due to the presence of tentacle monsters in my area. I'm not sure what to do.


Don't worry, tentacle monsters are equipped with trap and ugly sensors. They won't touch you.


What the fuck did you just fucking say about me, you little shit? I’ll have you know I graduated top of Japan and I’m responsible for heart attacks of criminals world wide, and I have 124,925 confirmed kills. I trained myself to be the best in a battle of wits and I’m the god of this new world. You are nothing to me but just another name. I will wipe you the fuck out in a method that you can’t even comprehend, mark my fucking words. You think you can get away with saying that shit to me over the internet? Think again fucker. As we speak I am contacting all my followers and your personal file is being brought to my location right now so you better prepare for the storm, maggot. The storm that wipes out the pathetic little thing you call your life. You’re fucking dead, kid. I can be anywhere, anytime and kill you in over 2 million differant ways, and that’s just with my notebook. Not only am I extensively trained in finding out your name, but I have access to the entire arsenal of over 30 thousand world wild followers and I will use them to their full extent to wipe your miserable ass off the face of this continent, you little shit. If only you could have known what holy retribution your little “clever” statement was about to bring down upon you, maybe you would of held you fucking tounge. But you couldn’t, you didn’t, and now you’re paying the price, you god damn idiot. I will shit fury all over you and you will drown in it. You’re fucking dead, kiddo


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Too many typos. I giggled though.
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