00:00How to overcome the fear of cats?
00:02The fear of cats, also called alurofobia, is more common than what we believe.
00:07But, where did it come from and how can we overcome it?
00:10In the social media we talked about this issue with Mario Velázquez,
00:13a clinical psychologist with master in conduct therapy.
00:16Although cats are one of our favorite companions and they live with us since centuries,
00:20there are some people who feel a intense fear of them.
00:23According to Dr. Velázquez, as it happens with the fear of cats,
00:26this fear may be related to a bad experience in the past.
00:28However, there are other people who develop it without having any reason.
00:32Now, what can we do to overcome this?
00:34According to the expert, the treatment for the aerulofobia is not different from other phobias.
00:38It is recommended to be able to take a professional that direct this procedure.
00:42The psychological treatments that have greater effectiveness are
00:45the exposure in vivo, the virtual exposure and the re-structuring of thoughts.
00:49In all these processes, the person has to be gradually exposed to all these phobic stimuli,
00:54which in this case, are the cats.
00:58I'm gonna show you what I'm gonna show you what it is because of the
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