What are other dystychiphobia solutions?
What are other dystychiphobia solutions?
Other techniques to overcome dystychiphobia include:
- Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT): CBT helps you learn to change how you see and respond to situations that trigger symptoms. Many healthcare providers use CBT along with exposure therapy to help with dystychiphobia.
- Hypnotherapy: Healthcare providers use guided relaxation techniques and focused attention to help alter your perception of accident triggers. Healthcare providers can also use hypnotherapy to find the underlying cause of the phobia.
- Medications: Drugs prescribed for panic attacks or panic disorder may help lessen symptoms related to dystychiphobia.
- Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR): Your healthcare provider may recommend this eight-week group program, which combines stress reduction and yoga. MBSR includes mindfulness meditation, which shows you how to relieve anxiety at the moment.
- Virtual reality exposure therapy (VRET): Using VRET to simulate real-life dystychiphobia triggers may help decrease anxiety symptoms. One study found that VRET helped people overcome a fear of driving or riding in a vehicle.
- Visualization: In a situation that usually triggers dystychiphobia, such as flying in a plane, try visualizing a place that relaxes you. Focusing on peaceful images, such as a beach or forest, can help change your perception of the trigger.
- Yoga and meditation: Practicing yoga on a consistent basis can help you relax and lessen your stress levels. Meditation can encourage you to focus on your breathing. The practice can help prevent panic attacks.