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The Real Reason That Going to the Doctor Gives You Anxiety

Source: NBC News

Even if you’re not part of the 3 percent of the population considered to have iatrophobia—the fear of doctors—you may get nervous thinking about your annual checkup. Here are some ways to manage that fear.

This entry was posted in Facing Fear and tagged Health & Medicine on January 1, 2019 by Mikki Gibson.

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