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Needle Phobia Preventing You from Getting Vaccines? Exposure Therapy Can Help!
Color of Success
English - November 01, 2021 21:29 - 47 minutes - 43.9 MBMental Health Health & Fitness Business Entrepreneurship selfimprovement asian asianamerican business entrepreneur entrepreneurship mentalhealth psychologist Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
According to Dr. Jocelyn Sze, research indicates that 16% of the adult population and 25% of hospital workers report not getting the flu shot due to Needle Phobia, a fear of needles that limit one's ability to access healthcare. Needle Phobia is also a common reason people are not getting the COVID-19 vaccination, which is not commonly discussed as a barrier. Dr. Sze is an expert in implementing Exposure Therapy, and created a 2.5-hour protocol to assist individuals in confronting their fear of needles, leading to scheduling vaccine appointments and ultimately getting the vaccines.
Dr. Sze and I engage in a mock/role-play to provide the audience with an inside look into what a therapy session would look like, which includes establishing a Fear Hierarchy, ranging from exposure to the least fearful situation to the most fearful situation regarding needles.
To learn more and enroll in the sessions, visit: idontlikeneedles.com
Disclaimer: The role-play and episode is for educational purposes and therapy may vary from the protocol and work with therapists.