There are several treatments methods or a therapy of those
people who is suffering from Achluophobia. Suggested by Experts.
Methods for treatment of Achluophobia
1. Exposure
Therapy
2. Desensitization
3. Cognitive
Behaviour Therapy
1. ExposureTherapy
By this therapy those people who are suffering from fear of
darkness, will get exposed to darkness until discover that there is nothing to
be afraid of in there. After all it is an irrational fear and that there is
nothing to be feared out in the dark. But what makes the belief of finding
scary things in the dark places remains intact is that the person rarely tests
belief. The next premise is that the people who suffering or run away from darkness
will have their fears grow much stronger by running away. This treatment is
effective especially when the sudden exposure to darkness happens. Experts
suggest that this method is only done with patient, when a certain fear will
not harm the person or attack on the patient mind and that there is no eminent
danger involved. This method or therapy is too effective only when the patient
of Achluophobia is ready up for it.
2. Desensitization
In case, a person is too afraid fear of darkness to get
directly exposed and faced to the dark situation, then systematic
desensitization can be used.
This treatment method
is one of the most suggested treatments by experts in dealing with different
kind of phobia. It is like exposure therapy but it does not involve direct
exposure to the feared any situation or event or animal. The fearful situation
is divided into different levels and each level is experienced separately 1 by
1 until you can remain relaxed while facing it.
Different level of systemic desensitization is-
1. The
first steps exposure to the fear or stimuli in a relaxing manner. After going through
this stage without feeling aghast or showing intense emotions, then the patient
will move on to the next level and expose you to the same stimuli.
2. The
patient may need friends or family member to go through this step. For
instance, in the first level, the patient along with a group of friends will
stay in the dark. It is important that the patient feels complete relaxed and
to hold on their emotions. Once these levels are passed then move on to next
step or level
3. Here
the patient is only accompanied with a close friend.
And if this level is passed, then
the patient can go into a darkened room alone without feeling fear, stress or
anxious.
3. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
This technique is also used in some cases. The therapy based on a
principle that the human emotions are triggered by thoughts and since thoughts
result from beliefs therefore changing certain beliefs can prevent certain
emotions from being triggered.
Experts suggested that by this technique we have able to change their
behavioural pattern and then channel their unwanted emotions by simply changing
his thoughts on that fear or subject.
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