>>> WELCOME BACK TO "SUNRISE,"
IT IS 6:13, AND IF I ASK YOU MY
BIGGEST FEAR, YOU GUYS KNOW,
RIGHT?
YOU HAD SIMILAR, FEAR OF HEIGHTS
A LITTLE BIT?
>> YEAH, I DON'T LOVE HEIGHTS.
>> YOU?
>> I USED TO BE, BUT I'M OVER
IT.
>> I WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT
THAT.
THAT'S INTERESTING.
I WANTED TO FACE THE FEAR AND
OVERCOME FEAR OF SNAKES.
>> DID YOU?
>> I DID WANT TO.
>> WELL, --
>> MY PRODUCER WANTED ME TO.
>> THERE YOU GO.
>> I WORKED WITH DR. ROB
SCHUMAKER, A BIOLOGIST, AND HE
WANTED TO EASE MY FEAR.
HE'S ON A MISSION TO HELP
EVERYBODY.
THERE'S SO MANY MISCONCEPTIONS
ABOUT SNAKES, AND THAT'S WHY I
THINK WE HAVE A VERY COMMON FEAR
OF SNAKES SO DR. ROB HELPED
SEVERAL PEOPLE OVERCOME THEIR
FEAR OF SNAKES SIMPLY BECAUSE OF
HIS PASSION FOR ANIMALS.
THE FIRST SESSION, THREE
SESSIONS IN ALL, AND IT WAS JUST
SPENT TALKING.
NO SNAKING INVOLVED NOWHERE
EVER.
WE TALKED ABOUT MY
MISCONCEPTIONS.
I THOUGHT SNAKES WERE COLD AND
SLIMY.
NOT THE CASE.
I THOUGHT THEY'D AMBUSH ME IN
THE BACKYARD AND TRY TO BITE ME.
I KNOW.
NOT RATIONAL.
NOT TRUE.
UNLESS I SMELL LIKE A MOUSE AND
RAT, THEY HAVE NO INTEREST IN ME
WHATSOEVER.
IT'S REALLY HELPED ME TO HEAR
THE INFORMATION, BUT HONESTLY,
JUST TALKING ABOUT SNAKES MADE
ME UNCOMFORTABLE.
>> WHAT I NOTICE IS THAT,
ALREADY, I CAN TELL YOU ARE
UNCOMFORTABLE.
YOU ARE FIDGETY, GRIPPING HANDS
HARD, AND I CAN TELL IT'S NOT A
COMFORTABLE CONVERSATION.
PART OF IT IS REPLACING THE
INFORMATION YOU HAVE WITH THE
REAL INFORMATION BECAUSE IT'S
THE KIND OF THING THAT WILL
CHANGE YOUR VIEW COMPLETELY
BECAUSE A LOT OF THIS IS
PERPETUATED BY WRONG
INFORMATION.
>> EXACTLY.
THAT WAS REALLY A BIG PART OF MY
PROBLEM.
BY THE WAY, THERE IS A
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A FEAR AND A
PHOBIA.
I MET WITH KIMBEL RICHARDSON
ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF FACING
FEARS AND THE TIME TO OVERCOME
THEM.
>> SOMETIMES FEARS ARE HELPFUL,
ACTUALLY, BECAUSE THEY HELP US
AVOID TROUBLE, DANGEROUS
SITUATIONS, BAD RELATIONSHIPS
BECAUSE THERE'S RED FLAGS AND
SIGNS FOR US, BUT SOMETIMES WHEN
FEARS ARE DEBILITATING, THEY
CAUSE US NOT TO BE ABLE TO DO
OUR JOBS WELL OR TO HAVE GOOD
PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO FACE THEM.
THEN YOU HAVE YOUR COMMON
PHOBIAS WHICH ARE ILLOGICAL
FEARS, IF YOU WILL, LIKE SNAKES,
SPIDERS, FEAR OF HEIGHTS, FEAR
OF PUBLIC SPEAKING.
>> THAT'S A BIG ONE FOR A LOT OF
PEOPLE, BY THE WAY.
A PHOBIA I HAVE, IRRATIONAL FEAR
OF SNAKES, BUT FEAR OF WALKING
DOWN A DARK ALLEY IS A HEALTHY
FEAR KEEPING YOU SAFE.
I REALLY HAD THREE SESSIONS WITH
DR. ROB SO FAR.
HERE'S A SNEAK PEEK OF WHAT
HAPPENED IN THE NEXT SESSION.
>> SO I'M GOING TO TAKE BOB OUT
IF THAT'S OKAY WITH YOU.
>> YEAH.
>> BOB IS A SUPER NICE GUY.
SUPER CALM.
SUPER BEAUTIFUL.
THERE'S HIS FACE.
>> SEE, HE LOVES ME.
THIS IS BOB.
THIS IS WHO I MET.
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT, I WANT YOU TO
WATCH TOMORROW MORNING HERE ON
"SUNRISE," AND THIS MIGHT BE
HARD FOR SOME OF YOU BECAUSE YOU
KNOW, I HAVE TROUBLE EVEN SEEING
SNAKES ON CAMERA.
>> YEAH.
>> BACK IN FEBRUARY, ALYSSA FROM
HERE, AND OUR PRODUCER, STEVE,
AND I ARE WALKING DOWN THE
STREET, AND WE THOUGHT OF YOU
BECAUSE THIS DUDE WALKS UP TO ME
AND LAYS AROUND MY NECK A 6 FOOT
PYTHON.
JUST WALKED RIGHT UP, AND WE
DIDN'T KNOW WHO THE GUY WAS, AND
I THOUGHT, OKAY, I CAN HANDLE
THIS.
HE SAID, BE CALM, HE'S A NICE
GUY.
I SAID YOU'RE GOING TO GET THIS
DUDE OFF OF ME, BUT I THOUGHT OF
YOU BECAUSE I THOUGHT, YOU WOULD
HAVE JUMPED INTO THE GULF OF
MEXICO BY THAT POINT.
>> WOULD HAVE BEEN SO SCARED.
>> KIMBEL PUT HEIGHTS IN THE
PHOBIA CATEGORY.
I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A FEAR.
HOW IS IT A PHOBIA?
I CAN OVERCOME.
MY PALMS SWEAT JUST THINKING
ABOUT IT, RIGHT?
>> TOTALLY.
I GET IT.
I WAS SO SWEATY DURING THAT.
I PUT ON EXTRA DEODORANT FOR THE