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Readers Respond: Keeping Friends While Managing a Phobia
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By Lisa Fritscher, About.com

Updated May 20, 2009

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Dealing with friends and peer pressure is hard enough. If you are a teen with a phobia, you may struggle with how much to share and what to keep to yourself. If your phobia starts affecting your friendship, you might have no choice but to share. How do you handle this? Have you found your friends supportive? Share your embarrassing, successful, or hopeful stories here!

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