Have you ever taken medication for your phobia?

[Admin]

The general consensus seems to be that medication to assist with overcoming a phobia is a last resort. The problem being that obviously you can't take medication for the rest of your life. So, have you ever taken medication for your phobia? How long did you take your medication for?

 

[Helprequired]

Personally I think it is dangerous to take medication for phobias because there must be a risk that you get hooked on this artificial support? Or am I missing something?

 

[Admin]

I think that anyone who has a fear/phobia of particular issues is potentially at risk of getting hooked on artificial support as you describe it. Further down the line, there may be a need to strengthen this artificial support which can lead to a whole host of challenging scenarios. However, surely short-term medication does have some merit?