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My girlfriend is scared of thunderstorms ?
It's raining and thundering and lightning at our house and my girlfriend is terrified of thunder and lightning. She scared she can't stop shaking and she's crying she keeps saying she's scared. What can I do to help her ?
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The mistake here would be to belittle her fears. Ask her if anything happened in the past that engendered this reaction in her. Remember that she isn't going to want you to solve the problem for her but to just hear her out and understand what she is feeling. So listen carefully to what she is saying and then repeat in your own words what you are hearing from her.
Either that or she just acts afraid as an excuse to get you to cuddle with her.
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The best thing you can do for her is to try and keep her calm. Hold her and comfort her. Try and get her to the quietest part of the house, which is usually the basement if you have one.
Having a healthy fear of thunderstorms is a good thing. I don't want to belittle her fear but her fear is not healthy if it totally paralyzed her. Encourage her to seek counseling to learn to deal with this fear.
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