5. Video

[sleepallthewayhome]

[Apparently one of her pokemon is filming this because the camera is a bit further away then usual. You can see Newt sitting by a bed, and also off to the side there is an Eevee sitting on the floor. He is also holding onto a dolls head. It's for moral support.

Newt meanwhile looks at the camera.]

I have a question. If you're af...if you don't really like a certain type of pokemon that much. But you still want to get all the gym badges. Do you think it would be easier to get the gym themed for them over with first? Or should you wait and maybe you won't be so afraid of them in the future?

Oh and does anyone knows what this is?

[She holds up a Spell Tag]

Vasquez brought it back after Halloween but I'm not sure what to do with it.

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[partiallysquirrelblood]

Gradual exposure in a controlled situation is considered the best treatment for phobia.

[Doreen isn't a therapist, but she is pretty good with people and has a tendency to hit the random page button on Wikipedia a lot .]

Depending on how quick you wanna get through the gyms, though? The gradual part might not be an option, exactly. I'd say take someone you feel safe with and talk to the Gym Leader beforehand? They'd probably be willing to help.

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[sleepallthewayhome]

How long is gradual?

I still have lots of badges to get so that's why I was wondering if I should wait or not.

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[partiallysquirrelblood]

From what I read, anywhere from a month to three? It really depends on how bad it is and how hard you're willing to work on it.

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[sleepallthewayhome]

I think I'll wait. I don't think I'd be able to fight a gym with them in a few months.

If you were afraid of a pokemon type, would you want to work on it?

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[partiallysquirrelblood]

Yeah, I would. Franklin Roosevelt once said that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself.

That doesn't mean that it's not okay to be afraid. Everyone's afraid of something. What he meant was that we shouldn't let fear stop us from doing the things we want or need to do.

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[sleepallthewayhome]

Someone told me it's okay to be afraid of things that other people might find silly. But it does stop me from doing things here. Because I'm afraid of eggs.