How do providers treat cyberphobia?

How do providers treat cyberphobia?

Therapy is the main treatment for cyberphobia. To help you feel comfortable with this technology, it’s important to learn how to use it properly. Learning the basics of computer use and internet safety can help you see these technologies in a positive way.

Several types of therapy can help people with this disorder, including:

• Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), which helps you change the way you respond to fear when you see or think about a computer.
• Exposure therapy, which gradually increases your exposure to computers. Your provider may also recommend a one-on-one tutor who can teach you how to use a computer in a compassionate environment.
• Psychotherapy, or talk therapy, to help you understand your fears and where they’re coming from.
• Hypnotherapy, which includes guided relaxation exercises while your mind is in a calm state. Hypnotherapy can help you see computers as helpful, not harmful.
• Mindfulness exercises, yoga, breathing exercises and meditation to teach you to control your anxiety and your body’s response to it.

If you have other mental health concerns, your provider may recommend medications. Although there aren’t medications to treat cyberphobia, you may benefit from medications to treat depression. Other drugs can relieve anxiety or control panic attacks.