TEXT // Looking to Cure Fear, Pls Help

[catsgothistongue]

Type: Text (Dated after Farplane event)
Sender ID: Anonymous
To: Public
Subject: Ranma's trying to cure his cat phobia
Warnings: Possible discussion of trauma, otherwise N/A

[After some recent... events that's transpired in the past couple months, events that left people he likes critically injured, it put a lot of things in perspective. Soul searching and all that junk. It... wasn't a new thought that popped up for the first time in this world, he's sat on it from time to time back home. But there, it didn't seem like there was constant events that'd set him off bad enough to maim his friends. Yet these past few months, he's kept falling into the Neko-ken state more and more, kept having his ailurophobia pushed to the tipping point. The cat island, the ghost cats, and now the black ooze of despair.

"Prevention is an important aspect, but I fear it may not be enough on its own.". Sherlock's words have been haunting his mind more recently from their talk of contingency plans. It staked his pride like a dagger to the heart. Control was something he should have, and he thought he had it all in check. For all his discipline, he can't get over being a scaredy-cat without losing his sanity.

He doesn't like considering this a viable option. Pop went out of his way to make sure he's adverse to showing weakness. This was something he should do though, before he goes above just clawing up people like fleshy scratch posts.]

Heya, I need some advice. For a friend. [... Look, you've gotta take baby steps sometimes when you're learning to walk.]

How do you get over a fear you've had since you were a kid?

[Vague, nondescript baby steps.]

Comments

Anonymous

[telepathicignorance]

You're know the for a friend excuse is older than most of the people here, right?

(Asshole gotta asshole.)

Desensitization can work. Either exposing the person to the feared thing in small controlled amounts where nothing bad happens or just learning about it, like watching videos or reading books.

not here

[astudyinviolet]

[ Sherlock is keeping an eye on this post in case he might find something which can help him with the crippling fear of water he's had since a child. ]

[empyrean_mirror]

[For a friend. yea, sure, okay, but.]

I guess it depends on the fear in question. I've read that repeated controlled exposure--where nothing awful happens--can help, but that's probably not gonna work for things like thunder or heights or the ocean.

un: octoblot

[octoblot]

It depends on the fear, but some will say exposure therapy (in a controlled environment) is one way to try to learn how to confront and surpass that fear. However, one can also learn breathing techniques or meditation tricks that will allow a person to react to a situation involving said fear with calm focus, even if it might not necessarily remove your fear of said situation completely.

[There's a pause, and then--]

Or, I suppose I could try to create a potion that will remove that fear entirely for a brief period of time, if you have reason to believe that none of the above is feasible for you.

un: bountyfull

[bountyfull]

[ He's not going to say "sure, for a friend" because it's kind of rude but he's onto you, guy. ]

You've gotten a lot of answers, but if you want help and need a volunteer sometime, I don't mind lending a hand.

un: stillarhino

[stillarhino]

[Unlike the rest, Beat believes that this really is for their friend! Whoever's behind this seems to be a good one if they're looking out for them like that.]

guess it depends what your friends afraid of
and how scared they is about whatever it is