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IK YOU GUYS HATE POLLS BUT CAN YOU HELP!! i need some advice!! i've been wanting to try exposure therapy for a while bc of a phobia i have, but since it was mainly rly bad last year and i've not been in places where it flares up recently i figured what was the point? but i had a dream a week ago and it showed up again DURING THE DREAM so ig it rly is subconscious. plus ig that means it's not gone it's just dormant. i feel like i should try therapy but i always feel like it's not interfering with my life on the daily like it was last year so i don't deserve to go if that makes sense. like idk if it's bad enough for me to go? i'm not having panic attacks anymore, but idk if it's bc i'm not in the same places as frequently anymore or it's getting better. so it's hard to tell how bad it is as of rn cause i'm not near places where it affects me as often. i also dunno how i would bring that up to my parents bc they always brush it off when i mention it offhandedly. they've never been with me when i would get a panic attack so idek if they know i have a phobia. the time i specifically was talking abt said phobia my mom told me to get over it. like yes ik it's irrational, that's literally what a phobia is, but i can't just "get over it" like what? genuinely how would i even bring therapy up in conversation? but anyway if any of you guys have advice on whether i should go or not/how to bring it up pls lmk, feel free to invite anyone who might also have advice :3
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٠࣪⭑lena˚ ☾⭒ˎˊ˗~ free 🍉
(last edited Nov 03, 2026 05:33AM)
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Nov 03, 2026 05:11AM
Heyy so I have an opinion (as someone who is in therapy) :). I recommend talking to someone at school first if you feel you can't talk to your parents about it. Secondly, please don't brush off what you're feeling because of other people and if it is causing you anxiety, holding you back or anything like that then please give exposure therapy a try. Personally my mum put me into therapy for many reasons lol but i know a lot of people who went to a therapist and their life has been changed :). Please bring it up to someone even if you feel they will brush it off. Sending love 😘
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yes, talk to someone first, then maybe get a therapist
yeah, i do try to talk to ppl sometimes. i feel like it makes them uncomfortable though so i tend to talk about it in a lighthearted joking way bc that's the usual reaction so it never sounds as bad as it feels 🫠
I have very severe OCD and I had to do exposure therapy for it for a very very long time and sometimes I still do have to do it. It’s an uncomfortable situation to be in and it’s honestly one of the most awful things I’ve EVER experienced. That being said, it’s sooo freaking helpful in the long run. As for with your parents, my mom is the same way and I do therapy through the school and externally through a psychiatrist who is specialized. I would say first talk to someone at school and then maybe talk to your parents depending on what the person you talk to thinks
okii idk if my school has stuff like that but i could see, i have heard that its terrible but worth it!! did you bring it up to your mom or talk to the school first ?
Hey as a person who does therapy, counselling etc and wasn’t that enthusiastic abt it I recommend to talk to someone at ur school (since my school has a part time therapist who shows up some days) cause then u get to talk to somebody abt what has been going on. My mum put me into therapy for the wrong reasons (she doesn’t know I have a phobia and she brushes it off too 😔) so yeah I’m not the best at giving advice….so maybe just talk to someone at ur school who is a professional (and actually knows how to do her/his job) and once u feel comfortable enough to have a serious conversation with your parents about what’s happening you can explain and tell them that you need someone to talk to…. (Sorry if the advice is very similar to other people’s)
ʚଓ ּ ֶָ֢.livi *‧₊˚ wrote: "okii idk if my school has stuff like that but i could see, i have heard that its terrible but worth it!! did you bring it up to your mom or talk to the school first ?"I talked to the school first. We have CommQuest counselors and mine actually recommend my mom take me to an outside therapist
@ isabellatyy! ur good, i'll have to see if my school has something similar, ik they have counselors for school stuff but they might have something like that!
lex (dean redding’s ver.) wrote: "ʚଓ ּ ֶָ֢.livi *‧₊˚ wrote: "okii idk if my school has stuff like that but i could see, i have heard that its terrible but worth it!! did you bring it up to your mom or talk to the school first ?"I..."
oh okay tysm!
I think it is worth going to therapy. School counselors are a good option.
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Camilla (CHRISTMAS TIME IS HERE🎄🎁)
(last edited Nov 03, 2026 09:08AM)
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I don’t really know, to be totally honestBut I say you should try therapy, I think it would be very helpful. And I hope your parents are understanding!!
I just started therapy and I think the main way I brought it up was saying I was struggling and needed someone to talk to and work it out and then I just kept bringing it up till I finally am now in therapy but I get that it can be hard so I hope your able to get it all figured out!
♡Molly♡ [#BirdsAren'tReal} wrote: "I just started therapy and I think the main way I brought it up was saying I was struggling and needed someone to talk to and work it out and then I just kept bringing it up till I finally am now i..." same thoI think thas the best way to do it
