• CrawlMarks [he/him]@hexbear.net
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      7 days ago

      I have perhaps fortunate news for you about phobias and exposure therapy.

      Repeated exposure to negative stimuli does it fact reduce the negative experiences. In your example people build up tolerance for spicy food by eating spicy food and then go hotter.