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" ... Alan Weiss: Because we create phobias which are really about the “fear of fear.” The species of spiders which can hurt us is very small, but we hear about a black widow and assume all spiders may be dangerous. ... "
" ... The ability of emotion to serve as a gateway to change does not always prove therapeutic. Post-traumatic stress disorder is also the result of a change process, where single highly emotional experiences can completely reorganize a person’s sense of safety and self. In a very real sense, effective short-term approaches to change introduce positive traumas. For example, when we use prolonged exposure to introduce experiences of safety to someone battling anxiety or phobias, the result is a surprisingly rapid extinguishing of fear. Traders in financial markets that I meet with will undergo lengthy periods of mental rehearsal, playing various scenarios in their minds of losing money and controlling those losses, eventually normalizing the experience of drawdowns and freeing themselves up to take risk when appropriate. ... "
" ... The unexpected result was that targeted generosity also decreased activity in the amygdala – the brain’s epicenter of charged emotion, set deep within the limbic system, that kicks off the fight-or-flight response. Increased amygdala activity is a hallmark of anxiety disorders of all varieties, from generalized anxiety to phobias to PTSD. ... "
" ... Throughout the series, the dark complexion of Muholi’s skin (intensified through enhanced contrast applied in post-production) becomes the focal point of a profound, multilayered interrogation of beauty, pride, desire, self-care, well-being and the many interlinked phobias and isms navigated daily such as homophobia, transphobia, xenophobia, racism and sexism, to name but a few. ... "
" ... “Gaming has opened up new ways of socializing, with online platforms encouraging engagement and providing spaces that people with social anxieties and phobias can excel in. They also promote connections among people who would never meet in real world contexts–crossing national, cultural, political and economic barriers.” ... "