Face Your Fears

Yesterday I watched a young girl face her fear. She is extremely afraid of cats and is coming for therapy to help her. Her therapist brought in a small cat for her to look at. The cat was in a cage in her office but the girl knew it was close by. She started to yell and cry that she did not want to go near the cat. Little by little the therapist coaxed her closer. She has been in therapy a few weeks and her therapist knew that this was the right time for this exercise. I took almost an hour but in the end the little girl looked at the cat and even pet it. She realized that it was not that scary. She is by no means cured but she is on her way. If a young girl can overcome her fears anyone can.