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Paradoxical Intention
The phobic patient is invited to intend, even if only for a moment, precisely that which he fears. By this treatment, the wind is taken out of the sails of the anxiety. Such a procedure must make use of the specifically human capacity for self detachment inherent in a sense of humor. At the same time, the patient is enabled to put himself at a distance from his own neurosis.