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Top 10 Strange Phobias You Won’t Believe Are Real<\/h3>\n

Autumn is regarded as spider season as the eight-legged creatures seek comfort in cosy homes.<\/p>\n

If you are frightened of spiders, the emotional freedom technique, also known as tapping, could work for you.<\/p>\n

Reportedly used by Prince Harry to process the trauma of his mother’s death, tapping has been shown to help people anecdotally and, now, scientifically.<\/p>\n

Tapping is said to release emotional intensity and anxiety with many phobias, from a fear of spiders to a fear of heights.<\/p>\n

In 2011, psychologists in the US tested tapping on 11 university students who had different phobias.<\/p>\n

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After two rounds of five-minute tapping sessions, the phobias ceased to exist.<\/p>\n

Dr Adam Boughey, a lecturer at Staffordshire University, commented on tapping (EFT).<\/p>\n

“Research into EFT suggests it can be effective for a whole range of conditions.<\/p>\n

“When you look into those papers, the effects are actually quite significant.”<\/p>\n

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