No need to face your fears, they could be made to just melt away. A new way of curing phobias can nudge people into unconsciously thinking about their fears, helping them to unlearn their associations of fear in a stress-free way. Phobias are usually treated with “exposure therapy”, which involves showing someone the thing they are frightened of while in a safe environment, to teach them that they don’t need to be scared. But many…
Unconscious brain training beats phobias without the stress
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