Phobia: Why You Can't Think Your Way Out of them
You already know the spider won't kill you.
You know the plane is one of the safest places you can be.
You know the needle will be fine.
And none of that knowing makes the slightest difference.
That gap between what you know and what you feel is the most frustrating part of living with a phobia. It's also the key to understanding what's actually going on and how to change it.
In this episode, Gary walks through what a phobia really is, what's happening in the brain when one fires, why it took hold in the first place, and what keeps it running long after the original event.
You'll hear why the…
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