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How to Overcome a Phobia | Mia Bajat | TEDxIBEuropeanSchool


this white boy young age I found really
bad for a long time why because I had a
phobia a lot of people who consider
phobia the same as fear but it’s not
it’s totally different the anxiety that
she experienced when you have a phobia
so strong it interferes with the quality
of your life and there are thousands of
different phobias and I used to have one
of them I had a fear of cameras I just
hated me but somebody used to take
pictures of me at first it was just an
uncomfortable feeling
but after in time it was more than a
comfortable feeling inside I had a
feeling of nervousness which I couldn’t
control sometimes when I was relaxed it
was enough if somebody was just standing
in the opposite end of the room and
holding a camera in his hand this was
enough to make me feel anxious anxious
because I was immediately started asking
myself what if this person is recording
me what if this person is taking
pictures of me what if what if what it
was all over in my head all the time
but for me I wouldn’t be a phobia and
there would be simple weight out of it
and if we could easily ask heraldic
fashion for God’s sake
I don’t know what I was afraid of
cameras not a gun it can’t kill me but
sometimes I believe I would be less
afraid of again rather than a camera if
I was going by there were more and more
questions and less and less answers I
was singing into the death of my own
mind you know it was really difficult
and during many sleepless nights I was
trying to come use my cell that all of
my phobias are racial but there is no
solid ground under them and yes I
figured to convince myself but only
after five seconds who the question
waters would come in my head and all of
my fragile confidence would disappear
but you know once I was sitting there
with my friends in the cafe and she
started started
pictures of me the feelings we share
experience were special that day I knew
what I want to do I just wanted to go
home and to sleep because this was the
only solution for me I knew what is
going to happen I would come home I
would try for hours and then I would
fall asleep the next day was nothing I
was out of functioning it’s kinda
difficult to remember for me because I
have a protective mechanism which I’m
suppressing all my at all of these
episodes which made me feel really bad
and one day I woke up and I was like Mia
you can’t live life like this this is
not the answer you your life needs to be
balanced you need to be happy you don’t
need to cry every day because of small
innocent things so I decided to change
my life I decided to leave so and here
are few steps which truly helped me more
than overcome my phobia the first step
is self motivation if you trust me if
you can is what to meet yourself no but
you will want to make sure the south
motivation is the best motivation the
second step of overcoming your phobia is
face your fear it may sound really easy
I face your fear but actually it’s
really difficult to start to stand up
you know to stand up just stand up and I
did it I started from small things I
started participating in school concert
when few cameras will kill filming me
but after a while I decided to make an
enormous step and this was really
difficult step for me to be honest I
decided to participate in a big
competition x-factor as I loved singing
I knew that there were more talented
kids than I am and I knew everything I
had clear diction of everything was i I
was overcoming my own phobia and I’m
proud of myself because already when I
participated in x-factor I already
started thinking what maybe the cameras
are not that scary maybe they’re not
that bad and this was already some vote
for me the next step of overcoming
phobia is very important share feelings
with the closest one for sure when I
shared feelings with my lovely family
but after a while
I felt more confident I decided to share
feelings with my friends and you know
when you’re talking about your problem
you’re kinda letting it go and you’re
starting to look for the picture from
another perspective and the last app
which is really really important is to
realize if you’re capable of dealing
with this alone if you’re not then you
should ask for help of a specialist
psychologist and yes I did it and as you
see now I’m standing here while cameras
are not field where cameras are filming
me and I’m not afraid and I’m standing
here and but you need to understand that
you need to dedicate all of your time
because the psychologist is not a
magician who can make all your fields or
go away no it’s not like this you need
to dedicate all of your time and all of
you and maybe I’m too young but I
realized one thing I was my worst enemy
sometimes it is easier to be in the cage
with a lion rather to be alone in your
room and to fight with your own thoughts
with your own emotions and I before I
finish I would like to tell one thing
because people need to understand you
need to people need to be aware that a
lot of people suffer from phobia or have
any fear and often people have to joke
about
obeah topics and they’re like taking a
picture or if any scared of spiders they
will say Oh Anna skaters scared of
spiders
let’s prank her no you need to recite
the word stop because five seconds of
your happiness or if your joy can lead
to their five days of depression and I
was that example and be kind always
everybody know is fighting a battle you
know nothing about if you have a phobia
to stand up in over comments just be
patient thank you
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