According to what they've been teaching us in medical psychology/psychopathology, they believe "treatment" is a more accurate word for what can be done for phobias than "cure." Some of the treatments, however, like cognitive behavioral therapy, including desensitization practices, can be very helpful in decreasing the phobias. The best approaches apparently use a combination of meds, behavioral therapy, and other techniques. I've seen clinical psychologists, particularly one on TV on "Dr. Phil" (it was not Dr. Phil himself but one of his advisors, Dr. Lawlis, who is quite respected in this area of Texas) who say they can do some desensitization practices with phobias that, within an hour or less, can result in near cures. I'm not sure if I believe that or not.

The first step in getting treatment would be to call a psychologist or psychiatrist who works with phobias, OneQ.