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There are many reasons as to why people fear of being alone. There are also a variety of therapies available to help overcome this fear. Each specialized therapy should only be done by licensed professionals (ex. licensed clinician, social workers, therapists, etc.)

• Cognitive Behavioral therapy

  It is a form of psychotherapy that emphasizes the important role of our thoughts relating to how we feel and what we do. It deals with all types of therapies that deal with cognitions, assumptions, beliefs, evaluations and behaviors. The goal of cognitive behavioral therapy is to change the way we think to feel or act better. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, about 75% of people with specific phobias overcome their fears through cognitive-behavioral therapy. Once the therapist identifies your phobia, you will work together to recognize and alter the thought patterns that lead to your fear and avoidance. People with phobias often feel that encountering the feared object or situation will have catastrophic results or cause a panic attack.

• Behavioral Therapy

  One main part of treatment for phobias is behavioral and encompasses exposure to the feared situation. They are asked to confront the situation gradually and this type of exposure provides a safe environment to change thinking patterns. As you become desensitized to your fear, you no longer react with uncontrollable panic when confronted by it.

• Relaxation and Stress Relief techniques

  These include deep breathing, muscle relaxation training, guided mental imagery, soothing self-talk.

• Hypnotherapy

  Hypnotherapy is a treatment that is based on the premise that the mind and body do not work in isolation. By sending the patient into a hypnotic state, the therapist aims to trigger the body’s mental and physical self-healing processes that lie in the subconscious. Hypnosis is thought to work by altering our state of consciousness in such a way that the analytical left-hand side of the brain is turned off, while the non-analytical right-hand side is made more alert.