It's not all beauty and butterflies. Welcome to the terror of love.
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#1 Philophobia is the fear of falling in love.
#2 There are many different causes for this phobia to develop.
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#3 Insecurity, past trauma's, even religions that forbid such emotional connections.
#4 Love just makes us vulnerable and can stir up past hurts.
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#5 Which is horrible as people NEED to be able to connect to others.
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#6 The worst aspect of this phobia is the way it isolates people from others.
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#7 Unfortunately there's no medicine that can cure it.
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#8 But there is hope!
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#9 Treatments such as counseling, hypnotherapy, psychotherapy, and Neuro-Linguistic programming are available.
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#10 You can overcome it.
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#11 You don't have to be consumed by the fear of connection and intimacy.
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#12 No one is an island.
#13 It's okay to take the risk and jump in.
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#14 You don't have to wall yourself off.
#15 Let yourself fall.
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#16 Don't dwell in the past or the future.
#17 Take a deep breath and let it happen.
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#18 Everyone needs a little love in their life.
