Well, it could go either way depending on the severity and recency of the irrational fear…
But, to me at least, the teacher seems to be genuienly smiling with his eyes in the selfie.
Exposure therapy can work well with certain fears and traumas that are … less severe, and more distant in time and space, introduced in a safe environment.
Arguably, the cutesy/cartoonish nature of the hammerhead costumes may also help, and if the kids/students aren’t literally swarming and attacking him, but are instead acting completely normal, non threateningly?
That can help to establish that at least depictions of hammerheads are not immediately threatening or dangerous… the only domain it would make sense to be worried about them is where they may actually be present.
Well, it could go either way depending on the severity and recency of the irrational fear…
But, to me at least, the teacher seems to be genuienly smiling with his eyes in the selfie.
Exposure therapy can work well with certain fears and traumas that are … less severe, and more distant in time and space, introduced in a safe environment.
Arguably, the cutesy/cartoonish nature of the hammerhead costumes may also help, and if the kids/students aren’t literally swarming and attacking him, but are instead acting completely normal, non threateningly?
That can help to establish that at least depictions of hammerheads are not immediately threatening or dangerous… the only domain it would make sense to be worried about them is where they may actually be present.