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Phobia of dark
I have fear of being alone in dark whether it is a familiar environment or not. That is why i cannot sleep alone at night. I started having this fear after a traumatic experience at night, 15 years ago. I want to finally overcome this fear and move ahead. Issue is, that i do not know who should i consult. I have met psychiatrist before for depression and anxiety but they simply gave meds and a bit of advice. They did not talk much. So pls guide me, do i need a psychiatrist or psychologist who can do counseling?
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You will need medicines and therapy as a combination treatment. Please consult a psychiatrist.
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Dr. Abhilash Garapati
Psychiatrist
4 yrs exp
Visakhapatnam
It is Nyctophobia, you will be fine with treatment from both psychiatrist and psychologist as in your case medicines and therapy both are required
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EMDR therapy will be helpful to wipe the traumatic memory you had 15 years back
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Dr. Vishal Bhatt
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4 yrs exp
Rajkot
Phobia is fear of particular object .. you can reduce it by more exposure, flooding or slowly slowly expose to it which is so called systematic desensitization
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