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fear of horror, gore, death

creativeCat8614 August 9th, 2021

i fear consuming any horror and scary content, but it irks me a lot since sometimes i like to read into mystery stories but it scares me if there's a death or gore mention. i have searched that exposure therapy(?) is a thing to combat this fear, and i'm trying baby steps, i think... it's tough for me because i am a highly sensitive person, and well watching l movies or shows relating to these topics always triggers my anxiety... really feels paralysing for days after.

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HopieRemi August 26th, 2021

@creativeCat8614

Hey there, exposure therapy definitely is a thing that works. I can understand how those things can be scary and how it would be frustrating as you just want to enjoy some books and films. How do you feel about having short moments where you read or watch a film and slowly extending the time spent?

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creativeCat8614 OP August 26th, 2021

hi there, thanks for the reply. i think it can be a good way to start, i will need to know how to best monitor myself though... ;; i started a show i was a bit scared to watch by asking a friend to watch it with me, and i've been dealing with it alright so far, no nightmares or anything and it doesn't keep me up. i think i also realised that reading stories is less intimidating than watching shows since there are no visual effects to scare me, haha. and i think it's easier for me to put down a book as compared to watching a show, in a sense? ^^

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