A patient has been left in tears and shaking uncontrollably while they battle to overcome their phobia... by stroking a fish.
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Up Next A patient has been left in tears and shaking uncontrollably while they battle to overcome their phobia… by stroking a fish. For a new series of The Fear Clinic, contestants are forced to face their fears, with incredible results.
The Memrec treatment, which has a success rate of 84%, relies on emotional memory which is altered, changing how the patients react when they see their fears. To overcome them though, they have to experience their most extreme terror head on without running away. Patients are testing their worst fears From frogs to sheep… After the exposure, patients take a beta-blocker to interfere with how the fear memory that has been activated during the confrontation is resaved during sleep.
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