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There's something you've been meaning to get looked at.

It's been there for a few weeks. Maybe longer. You know you should book an appointment. So instead, you Google it - which, predictably, doesn't help. You tell yourself you'll just keep an eye on it.

Eventually you book. And the moment that confirmation lands in your inbox, something shifts. That night you sleep badly. The day of, you feel it before you've left the house. By the time you're in the waiting room - fluorescent lights, names being called through the intercom - your heart is moving faster than it should be for someone just sitting in a plastic chair.

You know nothing bad is going to happen.

But that knowledge doesn't actually help. Does it.

If that's familiar, you're in the right place. This page covers what causes a fear of doctors and hospitals, why the usual advice doesn't fix it, and how to work through a complete virtual exposure therapy series - all free, all here.

What is the fear of doctors called?

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