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Folks who use exposure therapy to overcome one phobia can find themselves less afraid of other things, according to the results of a study published recently in the journal Translational Psychiatry.
Exposure therapy for a specific fear can also help reduce other fears. So find psychologists who studied 50 people with a fear of spiders and heights.
The discovery "opens up new perspectives for the efficient treatment of phobias," researcher Iris Kodzaga said.
Exposure therapy for arachnophobia not only reduced fear of spiders but also mitigated fear of heights.